Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.120: Caster Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Caster (George Garthorne) , 1949.114.120,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221495. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.120 People George Garthorne, British (1669 - 1697) Title Caster Other Titles Alternate Title: Sugar Caster Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1684-1685 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221495 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 17.5 × 8.9 cm (6 7/8 × 3 1/2 in.) 395 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on body flange: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: struck on body flange: GG [George Garthorne, Jackson, p. 132, line 2] coat of arms: engraved on front: gules on a fess argent between two heraldic tigers passant or three mullets sable [likely originally the arms of William Elkyn petitioned for by his daughter, Ursula and then appropriated] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Archibald A. Hutchinson, Esq. Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.114.120 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 Of raised cylindrical form, on spreading domed foot pierced with hearts and apostrophes at intervals and applied with a cast ropetwist and reeded band above; the bayonet-fitting high domed cover with similar applied band below a continuous pattern of pierced hearts, apostrophes, teardrops and scrolls arranged in groups of four, with double baluster finial rising from a flat calyx of cut-card stylized scrolls; the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within crossed plume 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. 74-75, cat. no. 37, repr. p. 74, details repr. p. 74. Exhibition History From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/03/2023 - 07/30/2023 Measuring Difference, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 10/17/2024 - 08/30/2025 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
