Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.75.A-B: Urn 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"Urn (Henry Chawner) , 1966.51.75.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228013. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.75.A-B People Henry Chawner, British (1764 - 1851) Title Urn Other Titles Title: Urn and Lid Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1786-1787 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228013 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, ivory Dimensions 37.8 × 19.4 × 18.1 cm (14 7/8 × 7 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.) 1199 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, duty mark [George III, facing right] maker's mark: under base, struck: HC [in oval punch] [Henry Chawner, Grimwade, no. 971] hallmark: cover flange, struck: lion passant, duty mark [George III, facing right] maker's mark: cover flange, struck: HC [in oval punch] [Henry Chawner, Grimwade, no. 971] coat of arms: front, engraved: Davison coat-of-arms coat of arms: back, engraved: Davison crest Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Cambridge, MA, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot Accession Year 1966 Object Number 1966.51.75.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 Tall urn with arched, fluted handles attached at bottom; square base on four ball feet with beading at bottom and top (two rows); spool-shaped cover with urn finial. 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. 168-169, cat. no. 158, repr. p. 169, details repr. p. 168-169. 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
