About This Artwork

John Dixwell
American, 1680-1725

Porringer, 1705/25

Silver
4.7 x 18.5 x 12.2 cm (1 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 4 13/16 cm)
Maker's mark in oval on back of handle: "ID"
Mark also in oval on body left of handle: "ID"
Initials engraved on bottom in Roman capitals: ".B. / R * S."
Gift of the Antiquarian Society through the General and the Jessie Spalding Landon funds, 1978.60

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Art Institute, "A Decade of Decorative Arts," November 12, 1986-January 4, 1987, no. 52.