Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.61: Tankard 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"Tankard (Richard Gurney and Thomas Cooke II) , 1966.51.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/227987. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.61 People Richard Gurney and Thomas Cooke II, British (1727 - ) Title Tankard Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1759-1760 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George II (1727-1760) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227987 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 20.6 × 17.8 × 11.7 cm (8 1/8 × 7 × 4 5/8 in.) 939 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on body, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: on body, struck: T / R [pellet] C / C [Thomas Cook II & Richard Gurney; Grimwade, no. 2324] hallmark: interior of cover, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: interior of cover, struck: T / R [pellet] C / C [Thomas Cook II & Richard Gurney; Grimwade, no. 2324] maker's mark: handle, struck: T / R [pellet] C / C [Thomas Cook II & Richard Gurney; Grimwade, no. 2324] inscription: handle, engraved: H / T E Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Cambridge, MA, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot Accession Year 1966 Object Number 1966.51.61 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 Baluster on spreading foot, with applied molded mid-rib and tubular scroll handle with heart-shaped terminal and baluster drop molding, the hinged domed cover with openwork scroll thumb-piece, the handle engraved with the initials H over TE 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. 207, cat. no. 221, repr. p. 207. 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
