Porringer

Paul Revere Jr.

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bestowed in honor of a marriage or baptism, or as a gift to a child, silver porringers were popular presentation gifts throughout the eighteenth century. This one, which is marked by the famous patriot silversmith Paul Revere Jr., has a classic pierced handle known as the keyhole pattern.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art