Harvard Art Museums > 1966.51.21: 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 GS with crescent below and crown above) , 1966.51.21,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228373. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.51.21 People Maker's mark GS with crescent below and crown above, British, English (17th century) Title Two-Handled Cup Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1687-1688 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period James II (1685-1688) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228373 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 6.7 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm (2 5/8 x 6 x 3 1/2 in.) 145 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck : GS [with crescent below and crown above] [Jackson, 1921, p. 144, line 25] inscription: base, engraved: HC 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 1966.51.21 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, the lower part of the slightly flaring sides chased with alternating vertical acanthus leaves and palmettes, with two cast beaded and acanthus scroll handles. 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. 192-193, cat. no. 189, repr. p. 193, details repr. p. 192. 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
