Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.46: Mug 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"Mug (John Bodington) , 1966.51.46,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228415. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.46 People John Bodington, British, English (free 1688 - 1727) Title Mug Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1713-1714 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228415 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 11.1 × 14 × 9.2 cm (4 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.) 300 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: struck on rim, by handle: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter maker's mark: struck on rim, by handle: [mark of John Bodington, Grimwade, no. 201] coat of arms: engraved, on front: unidentified arms, blazon as sable an elephant on a chief azure three mullets, witha crescent for difference" and the crest is a rooster. inscription: base, engraved, scratch weight: 10-1 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 1966.51.46 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 Tapering cylindrical on spreading bolection foot, applied with a mid-rib, the tubular scroll handle with tab-form thumbpiece, the front engraved with a coat of arms and crest within foliate scroll mantling, with gilt interior. 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. 103, cat. no. 69, repr. p. 103, details repr. p. 103. 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
