Harvard Art Museums > 1949.114.31.1-2: Pair of Shell Dishes 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"Pair of Shell Dishes (Robert Hill) , 1949.114.31.1-2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54161. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.114.31.1-2 People Robert Hill Title Pair of Shell Dishes Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1719-1720 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Period George I (1714-1727) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54161 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 3.8 x 15.2 x 14.3 cm (1 1/2 x 6 x 5 5/8 in.) unspecified: 259 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: on reverses of valves, struck: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter and maker's mark Provenance Recorded Ownership History Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York; his 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 1949.114.31.1-2 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 Chased in the form of scallop shells, the reverses of the valves engraved with the initials E*S 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. 118-119, cat. no. 90, repr. p. 118. 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
