1999.306.19: Spoon Tray

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

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

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.

Verification Level