1999.306.52.1-3: Set of Three Serving Spoons

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1999.306.52.1-3

People

Peter Bateman, British
William Bateman, Brazilian

Title

Set of Three Serving Spoons

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Work Type

spoon

Date

1806-1807

Places

Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London

Period

George III (1760-1820)

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/186550

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• hallmark: on stems, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, duty mark, date letter
• maker's mark: on stems, struck: PB / WB [Peter & William Bateman; Grimwade, no. 2143]
• coat of arms: on stems, engraved: coat-of-arms and crest; coat-of-arms appears to be that of Clerk

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

1999.306.52.1-3

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Old English pattern stems with bright-cut engraved borders enclosing a coat-of-arms and crest, fluted bowls

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. 217, cat. no. 242, repr. p. 217, details repr. p. 217.

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