Harvard Art Museums > 1927.1.A-B: Caster Vessels Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Caster (Paul Revere Jr.) , 1927.1.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 10, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/226324. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1927.1.A-B People Paul Revere Jr., American (Boston, MA 1734 - 1818 Boston, MA) Title Caster Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1790-1800 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/226324 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 15.6 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm (6 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.) bottom: 9.2 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm (3 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.) shaker top: 6.4 x 4.8 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Incised under base (scratched): IW to LW. Mark, corner of bottom of base: PR [script capitals in rectangle]; corner of bottom of base: mark like script H [?]. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Ernest G. Stillman. Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1927. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ernest G. Stillman Accession Year 1927 Object Number 1927.1.A-B 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 Engraved in oval on body: striding moorcock, pattern of garland of flowers and urn. At foot, floral pattern at each corner, with geometric linear design. Publication History Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, Peter G. Huenink, Earl A. Powell III, Harry Z. Rand, and Nanette C. Sexton, American Art at Harvard, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1972), cat. 175, ill. Exhibition History American Art at Harvard, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1972 - 06/18/1972 Paul Revere, Artisan, Businessman and Patriot: the Man Behind the Myth, Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, 04/17/1988 - 03/19/1989 Related Objects Object Number 2020.197.1 Artist Paul Revere Jr. Title One of two Ragout Spoons Classification Vessels Object Number 2020.197.2 Artist Paul Revere Jr. Title One of two Ragout Spoons Classification Vessels 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
