1467 in S. G. Hamilton (1912) 63 Y fate of Wyl's Yoly a mary mawdelen emi vi porryngers of selver and tok hyme vi li. of morys paying mone and xiij s. iiij d. of my mone.
a1480 in (1924) XIII. 14 vij pewter disshes, iij parogers, j sauser.
1522 in S. Tymms (1850) 115 iiij sawcers of pewter, iij poregers of pewter.
1594 T. Nashe sig. L4 From Spaine what bringeth our Traueller? A scull cround hat of the fashion of an olde deepe porringer.
1597 W. Langham 239 Put the iuice into a Tinne Poringer.
1633 in N. Bouton (1867) I. 77 2 porringers.
1661 S. Pepys 29 May (1970) II. 109 Rose earely..and put six spoons and a porringer of Silver in my pocket to give away today.
1666 G. Torriano 207 As if he were squeez'd and there would not come forth a Porringer of moisture.
1682 3–6 Oct. 2/1 Two Porrengers, one marked H. H and the other with the Coat above.
1704 S. Sewall II. 116 Drunk a porringer of Sage Tea, upon which I sweat very kindly.
1710 in M. Bodfish (1992) 46 In the Kitchen nine dishes of pewter & 4 plates..& 2 pewter polingers.
a1790 B. Franklin (1981) ii. 76 I ate it [sc. breakfast] out of a twopenny earthen Porringer.
1841 C. Dickens ii. lxi. 141 A tin porringer containing his breakfast.
1871 G. H. Napheys ii. ii. 431 A porringer, graduated so as to mark the quantity of its contents, is useful.
1910 J. Tompkins 84 I bought the baby a silver porringer.
1989 4 Mar. 49/2 (advt.) An early 18th century Dutch Delft lidded porringer.