Harvard Art Museums > 1940.72.A-D: Kettle and Stand 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"Kettle and Stand (Henry Morris) , 1940.72.A-D,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 12, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/47831. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.72.A-D People Henry Morris, British (free 1718) Title Kettle and Stand Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1754 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George II (1727-1760) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/47831 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 37.31 x 22.54 x 19.53 cm (14 11/16 x 8 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.) 1523 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: Struck under base and on lamp : lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, and with maker's mark; the kettle cover with lion passant and maker's mark Provenance Recorded Ownership History Anonymous gift, 1940 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.72.A-D 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 The inverted pear-shaped body with applied gadrooned rim, leaf-clad scroll spout and multi-scroll swing handle covered in raffia, wtih removable cover with bud finial; the circular tripod stand with pierced shoulder and apron of foliate scrolls, with leaf-clad multi-scroll supports and central removable lamp wtih reeded cover; the side engraved with a crest within an asymmetrical foliate scroll and rocaille cartouche, the kettle cover and lamp cover wtih a crest 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. 205-206, cat. no. 218, repr. p. 206, details repr. p. 205. 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
