Harvard Art Museums > 1933.78.1-2: Teapot and Stand 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 and Stand (Daniel Pontifex) , 1933.78.1-2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/53985. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.78.1-2 People Daniel Pontifex Title Teapot and Stand Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1797-1798 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/53985 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver, wood, ivory Dimensions teapot dimensions: 15.9 × 28.2 × 8.3 cm (6 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.) stand dimensions: 1.9 × 14.9 × 10.5 cm (3/4 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) 499 g 207 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: Struck under base: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, duty mark and with maker's mark; the cover with lion passant and maker's mark maker's mark: under base, struck: DP [Daniel Pontifex; Grimwade, no. 494] hallmark: under base, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter, duty mark hallmark: cover, struck: lion passant maker's mark: cover, struck: DP [Daniel Pontifex; Grimwade, no. 494] coat of arms: coat of arms: 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 1933.78.1-2 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 The teapot faceted oblong with bowed shoulder, nineteenth-century ivory loop handle; the hinged domed cover with oval ivory finial, engraved on one side with coat of arms and crest; the rectangular stand with canted corners, the center engraved with the same arms and crest, with wooden backing 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. 216, cat. no. 239, repr. p. 216, details repr. p. 216. 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
