Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.87.1-2: Pair of Covered Boxes Boxes Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pair of Covered Boxes (Benjamin Pyne) , 1949.114.87.1-2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229222. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.87.1-2 People Benjamin Pyne, British (1653 - 1732) Title Pair of Covered Boxes Classification Boxes Work Type box Date 1690-1691 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229222 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 1949.114.87.1: 6.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm (2 5/8 × 5 × 5 in.) 1949.114.87.2: 6.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm (2 5/8 × 5 × 5 in.) 789 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: interiors, struck: lion passant leopard's head, date letter hallmark: cover flanges, struck: lion passant maker's mark: interiors, struck: mark of Benjamin Pyne [Jackson, p. 141, line 1] maker's mark: cover flanges, struck: mark of Benjamin Pyne [Jackson, p. 141, line 1] 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 1949.114.87.1-2 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 straight-sided form with canted corners, the sides flat-chased with Chinoiserie exotic birds and foliage; the removabel covers with reeded borders, chased with entwined dolphins above a fountain enclosed by exotic foliage. 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. 83-84, cat. no. 46, repr. p. 83, details repr. p. 83 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
