Caption

Porridge bowl porringer, Wakely & Wheeler Ltd London; goldsmiths; fl. 1791–1958, hemispherical bowl decorated with relief acanthus rosettes in the lower part, knobbed above, octave-shaped rim; two volute handles on the sides one half-preserved, rosette ornament, porridge dish, relief decoration, acanthus, 1891/1892, London, Great Britain; dish. Dimensions: height 7.6 cm, width 24 cm, depth 19.5 cm; weight 415 g., A reflective metal bowl with a scalloped rim and a curved handle rising from its center, showing a patterned band of embossed floral motifs around its lower exterior; the surface appears shiny and polished with visible reflections and some small surface marks, and the background is a smooth, light gray that fades subtly toward the edges, with the bowl casting a faint reflection on the surface beneath. The visible colors are shades of silver and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_442

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.6Mb (667.2Kb) / 20.0in x 13.9in / 6000 x 4169 (300dpi)

Keywords

Porridge bowl porringer Wakely & Wheeler Ltd London goldsmiths fl 1791–1958 hemispherical bowl decorated relief acanthus rosettes lower part knobbed octave-shaped rim two volute handles sides half-preserved rosette ornament porridge dish relief decoration acanthus 1891 1892 London Great Britain dish Dimensions height 7.6 cm width 24 cm depth 19.5 cm weight 415 g reflective metal bowl scalloped rim curved handle rising center showing patterned band embossed floral motifs lower exterior surface shiny polished visible reflections small surface marks background smooth light gray fades subtly edges bowl casting faint reflection surface beneath visible colors shades silver gray.