Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.71: Coffee Pot 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"Coffee Pot (Hester Bateman) , 1966.51.71,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 28, 2023, https://hvrd.art/o/227990. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.71 People Hester Bateman, British (1708 - 1794) Title Coffee Pot Other Titles Alternate Title: PEAR-SHAPED COFFEE POT LONDON 1781-82 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1781-1782 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227990 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, fruitwood Dimensions 28.3 × 19.7 × 11.4 cm (11 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.) 845 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck: HB [Hester Bateman, Grimwade, no. 961] hallmark: cover flange, struck: lion passant maker's mark: cover flange, struck: HB [Hester Bateman, Grimwade, no. 961] inscription: under foot, engraved, scratch weight: 26"12 [18th c. weight without the handle] 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 1966.51.71 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 Pear-shaped body on flared circular foot with beading; hinged domed cover with beaded edge and cast bud finial; scrolling wooden handle; cast foliate spout; fully marked under foot; scratched "2704 over B55#5" and larger "26 12" 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. 166, cat. no. 153, repr. p. 166. 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
