Harvard Art Museums > 1933.77: 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 (? Troby John) , 1933.77,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/231124. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.77 People ? Troby John, British, English (died 1804?) Title Teapot Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1796-1797 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/231124 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, fruitwood Dimensions 13.3 x 26.3 x 10.5 cm (5 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.) 412 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, duty mark inscription: on side, engraved: crest of a wolf sejant regardant, its sinister paw supporting an escutcheon charged with three bezants [unidentified] maker's mark: under base, struck: IT [stamped in rectangle] [probably for John Troby; Grimwade, no. 1711] 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 1933.77 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 Bowed oval with applied horizontal hoops, with tapering spout, wooden loop handle; the hinged slightly domed cover wtih ebonized oval finial; the side engraved with a 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), pp. 214, cat. no. 235, repr. p. 214, details repr. p. 214. 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
