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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2015.168
People
Thomas Fletcher (Alstead, New Hampshire 1787-1842 New Jersey)
Sidney Gardiner (Mattituck, New York 1787-1866 Mexico)
Title
Bread Basket
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1815-1820
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/354460

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
10.5 × 20.9 × 40.8 cm (4 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 16 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • maker's mark: under base, struck: FLETCHER & GARDINER
  • maker's mark: under base, struck (partial): FLETCHER & GARDINER
  • hallmark: under base, struck: PHILADA.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart P. Feld, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Accession Year
2015
Object Number
2015.168
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Stuart P. Feld and Elizabeth Feld, Classical Decorative Arts of Philadelphia, Antiques and Fine Art Magazine (Woburn, MA, Spring 2007)

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/14/2022 - 06/02/2025

Verification Level

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