Harvard Art Museums > 1933.55: Teapot Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Teapot (William Paradise) , 1933.55,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230984. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.55 People William Paradise, British (active 1716 - c. 1750) Title Teapot Other Titles Alternate Title: Skittleball Teapot Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1725-1726 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George I (1714-1727) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230984 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, ivory Dimensions 12.7 x 20.3 x 11.7 cm (5 x 8 x 4 5/8 in.) 457 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck: WP [mark of William Paradise, Grimwade, no. 3250] maker's mark: cover, struck: WP [mark of William Paradise, Grimwade, no. 3250] hallmark: cover, struck: lion passant inscription: on base, engraved: N / W * E inscription: on base, engraved, scratch weight: 13 = 6 = 0 = Provenance Recorded Ownership History C. R. Simpkins, Cambridge, MA, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of C. R. Simpkins, "A Tribute to the Class of 1892." Accession Year 1933 Object Number 1933.55 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Globular spreading foot, faceted curved spout, ivory loop handle, flush hinged cover, with circular ivory finial, engraved on shoulder with band of bellflowers with masks at intervals. Publication History Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), p. 125, cat. no. 100, repr. p. 125, details repr. p. 125. Exhibition History 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 09/24/2019 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
