Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.96: Monteith 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"Monteith (John Leach) , 1949.114.96,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229016. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.96 People John Leach, British (1675 - 1710) Title Monteith Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1708-1709 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229016 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 22.6 × 29.2 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.) 1835 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: struck on body, under rim: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter maker's mark: struck on collar, four times: Le [in shaped punch] [mark of John Leach, Grimwade, no. 1916] maker's mark: struck on body, under rim: Le [in shaped punch] [mark of John Leach, Grimwade, no. 1916] inscription: engraved, on bowl: Donum Gualteri Long Bart. 1708 coat of arms: engraved, on bowl: [unidentified coat-of-arms] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Private Collector, London, sold [through Christie's, London, July 7, 1909, lot 74 (as by Samuel Lee)]. Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Archibald A. Hutchinson, Esq. Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.114.96 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 The raised plain hemispherical body on spreading circular cast foot; the removable scalloped rim with cast strapwork border with stylized shell cresting; engraved on one side with a coat of arms, helm and crest within foliate scroll mantling. Publication History Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Old English Plate, Ecclesiastical, Decorative and Domestic: its makers and marks, J. Murray (London, 1901), no. 57 (as by Samuel Lee) Georgina E. Lee, British Silver Monteith Bowls, Manor House Press (London, 1978), no. 237 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. 96-97, cat. no. 61, repr. p. 96, details repr. p. 96. 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
