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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.306.19
People
? Philip Portall, Irish (free 1738)
Title
Spoon Tray
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1735
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Ireland, Dublin
Period
George II (1727-1760)
Culture
Irish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187453

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
1.6 × 16.5 × 8.5 cm (5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
89 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: on reverse, struck: Hibernia, crowned harp
  • maker's mark: on reverse, struck: [mark of Philip Portall] [Bennett, no. 405]
  • inscription: on reverse, engraved, scratch weight: 3 : 11 ½
  • coat of arms: in center, engraved: crest of an arm fesswise holding three springs of holly, unidentified

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Berg, New York, 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
1999.306.19
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Oval, the fluted sides with scalloped rim, the center engraved with a crest, the reverse engraved with scratch weight 3 : 11 1/2

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. 139-140, cat. no. 119, repr. p. 139, details repr. p. 139.

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