Harvard Art Museums > 1933.58: Teapot 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"Teapot (William Preist)(William Shaw II) , 1933.58,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230961. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.58 People William Preist, British (1739 - 1811) William Shaw II, British, English (active 1749-1773) Title Teapot Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1753 - 1754 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George II (1727-1760) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230961 Location Location Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850 View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, fruitwood Dimensions 14.6 × 23.5 × 11.4 cm (5 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.) 482 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: under base, struck: W / W [pellet] S / P [mark of William Shaw II & William Preist, Grimwade, no. 3335] coat of arms: on side, engraved: crest of an arm palewise holding a sword [unidentified] 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 1933.58 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions 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 Inverted pear-shaped, on spreading foot, leaf-clad scroll spout, wood loop handle, hinged domed cover topped by artichoke finial, one side engraved with crest. 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. 153, cat. no. 133, repr. p. 153, details repr. p. 153. Exhibition History 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 09/24/2019; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 03/01/2025 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project 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
