Kettle on Lampstand | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.306.5.A-D
People: Paul De Lamerie, British (Bois-le-Duc 1688 - 1751 London)
Title: Kettle on Lampstand
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1737-1738
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period: George II (1727-1760)
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/50209

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

31.4 x 17.8 x 23.5 cm (12 3/8 x 7 x 9 1/4 in.)
unspecified: 1961 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: base, lamp and lamp cover, struck: Lion passant, leopard's head, date letter and maker's mark; lion passant and maker's mark twice on lamp cover

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David Berg, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.306.5.A-D
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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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.140-141, cat. no. 120, repr. p. 140, details repr. p.141.

Verification Level

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