SAMUEL HAMLIN JR. PORRINGER
THIS 5 3/8” D. FLOWER HANDLE PORRINGER IS MARKED BY SAMUEL HAMLIN JR OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE, 1801-1856. MARK IS J-163. HAMLIN IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS FLOWER HANDLE PORRINGERS. IN A HISTORY OF AMERICAN PEWTER, REVISED & ENLARGED EDITION BY CHARLES MONTGOMERY, ON HIS LIST OF 100 GREAT EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN PEWTER ON PAGE 251 HE SHOWS THIS FORM FOR ITS STYLISTIC ATTRIBUTES AND EARLY DATE.