Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.78.1-6: Six Spoons Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Six Spoons (Attributed to John Smith) , 1949.114.78.1-6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54092. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.78.1-6 People Attributed to John Smith, British (c. 1652 - 1742) Title Six Spoons Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type spoon Date 1677-1678 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period Charles II (1660-1685) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54092 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 20.3 x 4.7 cm (8 x 1 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on stems, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter maker's mark: on stems, struck: IS [crowned in shield-shaped punch] [mark attributed to John Smith; Kent, p. 34, no. 39] inscription: backs of handle joins, pricked: EEW inscription: terminals of five spoons, engraved: G / EM inscription: terminal of one spoon, engraved: MV Provenance Recorded Ownership History Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Archibald A. Hutchinson, Esq. Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.114.78.1-6 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 Trifid-ended stems and rat-tail bowls, five terminals engraved G over EM and one MV all the backs of the handle joins pricked with later initials EEW. 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. 192, cat. no. 188, repr. p. 192, details repr. p. 192. 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
