Wooden porringer bowl (Meddyr)
Description: Stave-built wooden vessel with a metal band and one stave longer than others, shaped to use as a handle. A porringer is a small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup, stew, or similar dishes.
This bowl had recently been used for paint.
Mr C.H. Cowley of Peel states that John Cain, ship's cabin maker, who lived in Mona Street, Peel, told him he had used a similar vessel with one stave taller than the rest serving as a handle, in the circa 1870s. This was his porringer, the handle held with the left hand while the spoon was held with the right hand. J.P. Christian thought the old name was 'Merran'. This may be a confusion of Meddyr and Noggan, a wooden can. Mr Stowell, Glenroy, states these stave-built cans were known in Manx as meddyr.
Measurements: overall: 15 x 15.5 x 15 cm
Materials: wood
Object name: Bowl
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1954-5308
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