Porringer Material : Tin-glazed earthenware. London, 1680-1700. Descended in the Warren Family of Plymouth.

Porringers were used for eating cereals and stews.  Blue dishes such as this one imitated French pottery, which in turn imitated Chinese pottery!  Tin glaze stained with cobalt creates the blue background, while white tin glaze was spattered to create the pattern.

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