Waiter | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1940.69
People: Richard Rugg, British (1754 - )
Title: Waiter
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Tray
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1762 - 1763
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period: George III (1760-1820)
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/230569

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2.2 × 16.8 cm (7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
217 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: reverse, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
maker's mark: reverse, struck: R [pellet] R [Richard Rugg; Grimwade, no. 2420]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Anonymous gift, 1940

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: 1940.69
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Shaped circular, on three hoof feet, with molded rim with rope twist and stylized shells at intervals; the center engraved with a coat of arms suspended from a ribbon bow and enclosed by floral sprays

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), p. 208, cat. no. 222, repr. p. 208.

Verification Level

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1940.69: Waiter