Harvard Art Museums > 1999.306.18.A-B: Caster 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"Caster (Paul De Lamerie) , 1999.306.18.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/187616. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.306.18.A-B People Paul De Lamerie, British (Bois-le-Duc 1688 - 1751 London) Title Caster Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1732-1733 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George II (1727-1760) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/187616 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 21 × 8.9 cm (8 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.) 554 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck: [crown] / * / P [pellet] L [mark of Paul de Lamerie, Hare, no. 4] hallmark: on cover flange, struck: lion passant coat of arms: side, engraved: crest featuring an arm in armor embowed holding a cross crosslet [used by several families] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Private Collection, sold [through Christie's, London, July 20, 1955, lot 150]. Sold [through Christie's, London, July 12, 1983, lot 191]. David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1999. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.306.18.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 Fluted baluster on domed spreading foot, with applied mid-rib, the high domed cover pierced with panels of alternating trelliswork and foliate scrolls each enclosing rocaille, with baluster finial, the side engraved, probably in the nineteenth century, with a crest. The crest, an arm in armor embowed holding cross crosslet, is unidentified. (Hartop 2003) 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. 134, cat. no. 113, repr. p. 134. 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
