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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 16/06/2026

Afternoon those of the bluesky. We thought we'd try something different today. This is our silver display - as you can see it has shiny silver in it. Zoom in, pick a piece, reply with said choice and we'll tell you about it. 👍

We are looking at three display cases - two small and one large and they are stuffed full with different objects in silver in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

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Marsha @mmshere.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The circled one with the arrow pointing to it

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 16/06/2026

Well spotted! This is a porringer (usually a small, shallow bowl with handles used for eating soup or a thin porridge/gruel). This was made in York by George Gibson in 1682 with the engraved inscription “Geo Overend JunR 1727” below which “Ex Dono Jane Scourfield”.

We are looking at a circular Porringer having a caulked edge. The lower part of the body being chase with a band of acanthus leaves. The two applied cast scroll handles having notched outer edges. Above and below is a line of dot decoration; on one side is the script engraved inscription “Geo Overend JunR 1727” below which “Ex Dono Jane Scourfield”. The flat base having the hatched engraved initials “IT” and a punched mark (possibly collectors mark from the 19th Century).

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