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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.141
People
John Edwards II, British, English
Title
Waiter
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1732-1733
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229255

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
2.2 × 15.6 cm (7/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
189 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: on reverse, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
  • maker's mark: on reverse, struck: I E [mark of John Edwards II, Grimwade, no. 1267]
  • coat of arms: center, engraved: appear to be those of an eagle displayed [unidentified, worn]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
C. R. Simpkins, Cambridge, MA, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of C. R. Simpkins, "A Tribute to the Class of 1892."
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.141
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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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. 134-135, cat. no. 114, repr. p. 134, details repr. p. 135.

Verification Level

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