Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.79: Tea Caddy 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"Tea Caddy (Cornelius Bland) , 1966.51.79,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228015. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.79 People Cornelius Bland, British (active 1772 - 1796) Title Tea Caddy Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1793-1794 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228015 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 12.1 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm (4 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 in.) 301 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, duty mark [George III, facing right] maker's mark: under base, struck: C [pellet] B [Cornelius Bland, Grimwade, no. 271] hallmark: inside of cover, struck: lion passant coat of arms: front, engraved: crest with a man's head 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 1966.51.79 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 Straight-sided oval with bright-cut bands of patræ within wrigglework borders; the hinged domed cover wtih dog-tooth border and vase-shaped finial; fitted with a lock. 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. 172-173, cat. no. 165, repr. p. 173, details repr. p. 172. 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
