Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1234.1.A-B: Acorn-Shaped Vase with Lid 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"Acorn-Shaped Vase with Lid (Wedgwood & Bentley) , 1943.1234.1.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229856. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1234.1.A-B People Wedgwood & Bentley, British (in business 1769-1780) Title Acorn-Shaped Vase with Lid Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1769-1780 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229856 Physical Descriptions Medium Black basalt Technique Basaltes ware Dimensions vase with lid: 20.8 x 10.3 x 9.5 cm (8 3/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks manufacturer's mark: around central bolt of base:: WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY ETRURIA label: on bottom of base, pink label printed and handwritten in black ink:: [printed:] F. RATHBONE / 20 Alfred Place West / S. Kensington, LONDON SW; [handwritten:] pair of acorn formed vases of rare model Wedgwood & Bentley 1775 label: on bottom of base, square blue label printed in black ink:: 80 Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1914, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1234.1.A-B Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. 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 Ovoidal, with spreading base supported on a slightly uneven square decorated with Greek key design and figures; body fluted; two upright loop handles rising from the fluted body; acorn-shaped upper body; bell-shaped cover, fluted with knob finial. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 80, p. 34 Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Old Wedgwood, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1973 - 05/27/1973 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