Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.20: 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 (Maker's mark DG and fleur-de-lis in lozenge) , 1966.51.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228372. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.20 People Maker's mark DG and fleur-de-lis in lozenge, British (17th century) Title Tankard Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1679-1680 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228372 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 20.3 x 21.9 x 16.2 cm (8 x 8 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.) 937 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: struck on base: lion passant, leopard's head, date lettel hallmark: struck on cover: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: struck on base: DG [with fleur-de lis in a lozenge] [Jackson, p. 136, line 15] maker's mark: struck on cover: DG [with fleur-de lis in a lozenge] [Jackson, p. 136, line 15] maker's mark: struck on handle: DG [with fleur-de lis in a lozenge] [Jackson, p. 136, line 15] hallmark: struck by handle: GR [under a crown] [Georgian excise mark] coat of arms: engraved, on base, probably 19th century: demi-griffin, wings outstreched, charged with an estoile 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 1966.51.20 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 Tapering cylindrical on raised domed spreading foot applied with a reeded rim, the lower part of the body chased with a band of alternating vertical acanthus leaves and almettes, the tubular scroll handle with scalloped square terminal; the hinged domed cover chased with a rose head, with cast entwined dolphin thumbpiece; the base engraved with a crest of a demi-griffin, wings outstretched, charged with an estoille. The attribution of this mark to Dorothy Grant, the widow of William Grant, has been made by Ian Pickford. She is recorded as having an apprentice in 1679. Traditionally a lozenge- (diamond-) shaped punch, reminiscent of the heraldic shield borne by a lady, was used by women silversmiths working in England. 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. 69, cat. no. 33, repr. on p. 69, detail repr. p. 69 Exhibition History 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 09/24/2019 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project 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
