Harvard Art Museums > 1999.306.11.A-B: Sponge Box 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"Sponge Box (John Jacob) , 1999.306.11.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/187499. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.306.11.A-B People John Jacob, British (active 1734 - 1773 ) Title Sponge Box Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1744- 1745 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George II (1727-1760) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/187499 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 10.2 × 8.9 cm (4 × 3 1/2 in.) 205 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck: [crown] / JJ / [illegible shape] [John Jacob, Grimwade, no. 1433] hallmark: inside cover, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: inside cover, struck: [crown] / JJ / [illegible shape] [John Jacob, Grimwade, no. 1433] inscription: under base, punched: E. W. D. [likely for Eleanor Widener Dixon] coat of arms: on side, engraved: crest of two wings outstretched [unidentified] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Eleanor Widener Dixon (1891-1965), Philadelphia. David Berg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1999. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.306.11.A-B 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 Spherical on spreading foot, with mid-rib, the removable upper half pierced with a continuous pattern of commas. 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), pp. 148-149, cat. no. 127, repr. p. 148. 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
