Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.4: Two-handled Cup 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"Two-handled Cup (Maker's mark HB conjoined in shield) , 1966.51.4,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228300. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.4 People Maker's mark HB conjoined in shield, British, English (17th century) Title Two-handled Cup Other Titles Alternate Title: TOY GOURD-SHAPED TWO-HANDLED CUP LONDON 1656-7 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1656-1657 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228300 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 3.5 × 8.3 × 5.4 cm (1 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/8 in.) 35 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on rim, struck: Lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: struck on rim: HB [conjoined, mullet below, in shield-shaped punch] [likely Jackson, p. 119, line 11] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Cambridge, MA, bequest; to Fogg Museum, 1966 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot Accession Year 1966 Object Number 1966.51.4 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 Circular on applied foot of reeded wire, with two similar scroll handles, the sides chased with vertical lobes and stylised flower heads under a punched band. 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. 45, cat. no. 12, repr. in b/w. 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
