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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.306.20
People
Maker's mark TR under a crescent
Title
Two-handled Cup
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Porringer
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1665
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period
Charles II (1660-1685)
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187622

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
6.3 x 16.5 x 9.8 cm (2 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • maker's mark: struck under base: TR [under a crescent in a shield-shaped punch] [Jackson, p. 126, line 14]
  • inscription: base, engraved scratch weight: 5 oz. 12 d o
  • monogram: side of bowl, engraved: TE [conjoined] * R

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
1999.306.20
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Plain straight-sided circular with flat base and two scroll handles of triangular section, one side engraved with crossed plumes enclosing a crest of a lion’s head, the other side engraved with the initials TE [conjoined] *R.

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. 52, cat. no. 20, repr. in b/w.

Verification Level

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