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| Delft Porringer or Bleeding Bowl Handle found Mudlarking on the Thames London |
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| Delft porringer or bleeding bowl, 1765 from Christie's |
Mudlarking on the Thames, London
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Porringer or Bleeding Bowl Handle
To break up the rather dowdy browns and buff
colours of the pots and storage jars, here’s a delftware handle of a porringer
or possibly a blood bowl. I had to look up ‘porringer’. It is, as it sounds, a bowl for porridge or other sloppy food you’d eat with a spoon. They had
single handles and were often used for heating food.
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Julia,
ReplyDeleteLove reading your blog about mudlarking and your finds, and I just can't get over the fact that these pieces are so old! I would think they would have all been picked up years ago. Just fascinating to me that they are still being found!
Happy Mudlarking!!
Sherry
Sherry, V pleased you are enjoying the blog, the age of these things still amazes me too + the fact I keep going back & keep finding more, yesterday found bits of 2 medieval floor tiles, medieval or Tudor pins & other bits and pieces. They'll appear on here soon. Do check out Moonflygirl, Tania makes the most amazing jewellery from the pottery shards she finds. Thanks for taking time to comment. Julia
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