Harvard Art Museums > 1932.56.116: Large Open Vessel With Claw Feet 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"Large Open Vessel With Claw Feet , 1932.56.116,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303981. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1932.56.116 Title Large Open Vessel With Claw Feet Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date n.d. Places Creation Place: Unidentified Region Period Modern Culture Unidentified culture Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303981 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast and hammered Dimensions 28.2 x 52.3 x 71 cm (11 1/8 x 20 9/16 x 27 15/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina consists of a coppery dark brown with a thin layer of green in many areas. The object is dented in many areas. The numerous mechanical and lead repairs in the sheet metal are original repairs from the time of fabrication. This does not appear to be an antiquity. There is only minor corrosion. It appears to have been made as a replica or as a utilitarian vessel in the style of an antiquity. Except for the cast feet, the various sheet metal components, which appear to have hammer marks and to have been formed by raising, are held together mechanically by locking into one another, often with the assistance of lead solder. Henry Lie (submitted 2012) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894 Accession Year 1932 Object Number 1932.56.116 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@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 Large open vessel with claw feet. Out-turned lip decorated with four separately attached scallop shells in relief. Each leg decorated with tree design. Intact. Antiquity of object is in question. Patina not clearly ancient and iconography unusual. Patch repairs to body of vessel. Legs attached with considerable lead. Lip strengthened with additional sheet metal beneath. 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 Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
