Porringer 1763 Benjamin Burt American Beginning around 1725, the so-called keyhole pattern became the most popular design for porringer handles. Its name derives from the keyhole- or teardrop-shaped piercing at the tip of the handle. This particular porringer was made by the prolific Boston silversmith Benjamin Burt as part of a large order of silver placed by Providence, Rhode Island merchant Moses Brown (1738-1836) prior to his 1764 marriage to his cousin Anna Brown (1744-1773). Annas wedding silver was secured through an inheritance she received from her father—and Mosess uncle—Obadiah Brown (1712-1762). Surviving correspondence documents the order for this silver from Burt, as well as Burts subcontracting of the engraving to fellow Boston silversmith and engraver Nathaniel Hurd (1729/30-1777). The engraving on the handle of the Brown family crest and the inscription OB to AB commemorates the generous bequest of Obadiah Brown to his daughter, Anna Brown.. Porringer. American. 176

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Porringer 1763 Benjamin Burt American Beginning around 1725, the so-called keyhole pattern became the most popular design for porringer handles. Its name derives from the keyhole- or teardrop-shaped piercing at the tip of the handle. This particular porringer was made by the prolific Boston silversmith Benjamin Burt as part of a large order of silver placed by Providence, Rhode Island merchant Moses Brown (1738-1836) prior to his 1764 marriage to his cousin Anna Brown (1744-1773). Annas wedding silver was secured through an inheritance she received from her father—and Mosess uncle—Obadiah Brown (1712-1762). Surviving correspondence documents the order for this silver from Burt, as well as Burts subcontracting of the engraving to fellow Boston silversmith and engraver Nathaniel Hurd (1729/30-1777). The engraving on the handle of the Brown family crest and the inscription OB to AB commemorates the generous bequest of Obadiah Brown to his daughter, Anna Brown.. Porringer. American. 176

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