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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.55
People
William Paradise, British (active 1716 - c. 1750)
Title
Teapot
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Skittleball Teapot
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1725-1726
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period
George I (1714-1727)
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230984

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver, ivory
Dimensions
12.7 x 20.3 x 11.7 cm (5 x 8 x 4 5/8 in.)
457 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
  • maker's mark: under base, struck: WP [mark of William Paradise, Grimwade, no. 3250]
  • maker's mark: cover, struck: WP [mark of William Paradise, Grimwade, no. 3250]
  • hallmark: cover, struck: lion passant
  • inscription: on base, engraved: N / W * E
  • inscription: on base, engraved, scratch weight: 13 = 6 = 0 =

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
1933.55
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Globular spreading foot, faceted curved spout, ivory loop handle, flush hinged cover, with circular ivory finial, engraved on shoulder with band of bellflowers with masks at intervals.

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. 125, cat. no. 100, repr. p. 125, details repr. p. 125.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 09/24/2019

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

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