Harvard Art Museums > 1953.27: Tankard 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"Tankard (William Shaw II)(William Preist) , 1953.27,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228679. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1953.27 People William Shaw II, British, English (active 1749-1773) William Preist, British (1739 - 1811) Title Tankard Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1757 - 1758 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228679 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 20.3 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm (8 x 7 x 5 1/4 in.) unspecified: 875 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: Struck under base and on cover: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter and with maker's mark Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. George R. Agassiz, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. George R. Agassiz Accession Year 1953 Object Number 1953.27 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 Baluster on spreading foot with applied molded girdle, scroll handle and domed cover with open scroll thumbpiece, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest with elaborate foliate scroll rococo mantling, one side applied, probably during the nineteenth century, with a spout and engraved below with a script monogram THM. 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. 221, repr. in b/w (section "Problem Pieces" cover page); pp. 232-233, cat. no. 267, repr. p. 232, details repr. p. 233. 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
