Waiter | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1940.70
People: John Tuite, British, English
Title: Waiter
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 1738- 1739
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period: George II (1727-1760)
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/230633

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2.5 × 16.8 cm (1 × 6 5/8 in.)
250 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: on reverse, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
maker's mark: on reverse, struck: I [ewer or lamp] T [John Tuite; Grimwade, no. 1722]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Anonymous Gift, 1940.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: 1940.70
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Shaped circular on three hoof feet, the shaped rim with stylized shells at intervals, the field chased, probably in the mid-nineteenth century, with elaborate foliate scrolls.

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. 195-196, cat. no. 196, repr. p. 195, details repr. p. 195.

Verification Level

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1940.70: Waiter