Caster | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1940.74
People: Samuel Wood, British (1704 - 1794)
Title: Caster
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Sugar Sifter
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1750 - 1751
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period: George II (1727-1760)
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/230270

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

20.6 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm (8 1/8 x 3 5/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
14 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
maker's mark: under base, struck: SW [Samuel Wood; Grimwade, no. 2666]
maker's mark: cover flange, struck: SW [Samuel Wood; Grimwade, no. 2666]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Anonymous gift, 1940

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: 1940.74
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. 150-151, repr. in b/w as Fig. 130 on p. 150.

Exhibition History

From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/03/2023 - 07/30/2023

Verification Level

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1940.74: Caster