Painted Treen Carved
Wooden Porringer   

Likely Northeast, ca. 18th to mid-19th century.

Original vivid warm-red paint on wood, hand carved from a single block. Porringers, short-handled cups, were typically used for drinking or eating small portions of foods such as porridge, pudding, or stew, or as a measure. In wealthy urban areas they were often made from silver or pewter, even cast iron; in the country from wood. This primitive country example is of an overall oval form with incurved side walls.
Excellent condition. About 4 ½ inches long x 2 ¾ wide x 1 ¾ tall. See Antique Country Furnishings, Neumann, page 286-287 for reference.