ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORRINGER
Changed from Middle English potinger, poteger, from Old French potager, from potage soup, contents of a pot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORRINGER»
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porringer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
porringer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Christmas
Porringer
Relates how an earthenware porringer, bought by Karen, a little Flemish girl of Bruges, as a gift for the Christ-child and stolen by Robber Hans, becomes the instrument of his transformation, and finally brings much happiness to Karen and ...
2
Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg
Ronald F. Michaelis published a remarkable study of the development of the
English pewter porringer in four parts: "English Pewter Porringers — Part I,"
Apollo, I. (July 1949), pp. 23-26; "English Pewter Porringers — Part II," Apollo, 1. (
August ...
3
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes : with ...
to blow us.6 There was a haberdasher's wife of small wit7 near him, that rail'd
upon me till her pink'd porringer fell off her head,8 for kindling such a combustion
in the state. I miss'd the meteor * once, and hit that woman, who cry'd out, clubs!
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson, 1793
4
Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Porringer Paul Revere Jr. (1734–1818) Boston, 1750–1800 W: 69⁄16 in. (16.7 cm
) Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924(24.109.14) Porringer Maker unknown
Location unknown, 1750–1800 W: 8 in. (20.3 cm) Gift of Suzanne dePeyster and
...
Wees, Beth Carver, Harvey, Medill Higgins, 2013
5
Early English Delftware from London and Virginia
Porringer handle and wall fragment, tin glazed internally and decorated in blue;
the exterior coated with a yellowish lead glaze of uneven thickness; the body
yellow and with no visible inclusions. The interior wall is decorated with three
bands ...
6
Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John ...
What is the rhyme for porringer? The king he had a daughter fair And gave the
Prince of Orange her. This poem may have become entrenched in Tolkien's mind
because of its metrics and because of its wordplays, for his poem also contains ...
7
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
... Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Edward Capell, George Steevens, Richard
Farmer, Nicholas Rowe James Boswell. Hab. Here is the cap your worship did
bespeak. Pet. Why, this was moulded on a porringer 6 ; A velvet dish ; — fye, fye !
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
8
Jacobite Minstrelsy: With Notes Illustrative of the Text and ...
And O walyfu' fa' the time When Willie the wag came here ! o WHAT'S THE
RHYME TO PORRlNGER? O WHAT'S the rhyme to porringer ? Ken ye the rhyme
to porringer? King James the Seventh had ae dochter, And he ga'e her to an
Granger ...
9
The Table Book: 35 Classic to Contemporary Projects
In that spirit, I decided to draw on my experience making period furniture to come
up with an end table for the living room with a curly maple porringer top. This
table comes from a design that is roughly 250 years old, which places it squarely
in ...
Editors of Popular Woodworking, 2010
10
A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye
This I declared, with the necessity of doing it, and accordingly opened '_' the
same vein again, and held a white stone porringer to re“ ceive the blood, which
flowed with a sprightly stream, the “ patient lying quietly the while upon his back.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORRINGER»
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porringer is used in the context of the following news items.
Ana-moly expands its range
The ceramic collection – a children's porringer bowl and double handle mug set – is ideal for many events such as a Christening, birthday or ... «Surfacing Magazine, Jul 15»
Book published charting Flintshire's oddest facts
Mr Rowe tracked down a porringer, a shallow bowl made in Flintshire but spirited to Anglesey for a very unsavoury purpose. He said: “The pot, ... «LeaderLive, Apr 15»
The Silver Collection of Roy and Ruth Nutt
He said a Thomas Savage porringer was another favorite. “It was beat up in a good way, used and never repaired,” he said. He bought it for ... «Maine Antique Digest, Mar 15»
Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Pigeon Pie
Put yr pot or glass on the ground and milk in to it as fast as you can and make a little curd, then have a porringer of cream by you and put some ... «Irish Examiner, Feb 15»
Food and Fairy Tales: A New Era in Chinese Propaganda
This documentary series led viewers from the pasture to the porringer, serving up sumptuous visual feasts accompanied by crisply recorded ... «The Diplomat, Feb 15»
Poem of the week: Modern Female Fashions by Tabitha Bramble
The comic similes are trained on domestic objects: taper, basin, bowl of straw, porringer, towels. While some of the adornments are of gold or ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Pirate Doctor: Medical implements from Blackbeard's ship
... two pump clysters, for administering enemas; a porringer, probably used for bloodletting; a brass mortar-and-pestle for grinding material to a ... «CNET, Feb 15»
Creepy Medical Supplies Found Amid Wreckage Of Pirate …
Among the grisly finds were a urethral syringe that would have been used to treat syphilis, two pumps, and a porringer that would have been ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
Windsor Castle to show Napoleon's cloak for Waterloo bicentenary
Other personal belongings of the defeated Emperor include a silver-gilt porringer, a small bowl used for food, which was also taken from his ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
Blackbeard's Famous Pirate Ship Filled With Ancient Medical Supplies
... have been used to treat syphilis, two pump clysters to pump fluid into the rectum, and a porringer used for used in bloodletting treatments. «Headlines & Global News, Jan 15»
