# Porringer [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ASHBEE, Charles Robert]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Silver, agate ## Commentary In the later 1890s, Ashbee designed some marvellously assured silver tableware, including dishes and decanters; he chose to work with a few simple elements, such as plain hammered silver, coloured stones set sparingly and fluent wirework. He produced a remarkable variety of designs, which had a wide and enduring appeal. ## Related artworks - [Cabinet]() - [Covered Soup Tureen and Ladle]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()