Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.56: Tray 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"Tray (Samuel Margas) , 1949.114.56,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228675. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.56 People Samuel Margas, British (born 1715) Title Tray Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1726 -1727 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George I (1714-1727) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228675 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 3.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm (1 1/4 × 15 × 15 in.) 1826 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on reverse, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: on reverse, struck: [crown] / SM / [fleur-de-lys] [mark of Samuel Margas, Grimwade, no. 2588] coat of arms: in center, engraved: blazoned thus: "Gules three falcons impaling argent a chevron gules between three leopards' heads." [unidentified] inscription: on reverse, engraved, scratch weight: 59 = 18 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Archibald A. Hutchinson, Esq. Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.114.56 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 Square with incurved sides, raised on four double bracket feet, with molded rim, the center engraved with a coat of arms within a foliate scroll and fish-scale cartouche with an architectural plinth supporting two recumbent lions. 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. 127-128, cat. no. 105, repr. p. 106, details repr. p. 105. 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
