Harvard Art Museums > 1999.306.22: Candle Snuffers Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Candle Snuffers (Joseph Bird) , 1999.306.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/187308. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.306.22 People Joseph Bird, British, English (active 1697-1735) Title Candle Snuffers Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type candle snuffer Date 1711-1712 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/187308 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 14.6 x 3.5 x 5 cm (5 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.) unspecified: 133 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on pad and inside box, struck: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter and maker's mark; lion's head erased and maker's mark inside box 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 1999.306.22 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 snuffers of scissor-form, plain loop handles, the box with hinged pad with steel edge; the inside engraved with scratch weight 4=18;the oval tray on four bun feet, with moulded rim and flat baluster handle with two flanking openwork scrolls, the center engraved with accolé coats-of-arms within foliate scroll mantling 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. 99-100, cat. no. 65, repr. p. 99, details repr. p. 99. 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
