Harvard Art Museums > 1999.306.14.A-B: Scent Flask 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"Scent Flask (Maker's mark I.A crowned) , 1999.306.14.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/149761. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.306.14.A-B People Maker's mark I.A crowned Title Scent Flask Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1680 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/149761 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Technique Engraved Dimensions 6.3 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 in.) 33 g Inscriptions and Marks maker's mark: struck on lower body: IA [under a crown] Provenance Recorded Ownership History David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.306.14.A-B 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 Flattened baluster on small rim foot, hung with a chain, with removable cover, engraved with borders of dog teeth enclosing on one side a panel of foliate scrolls, the other a scene of a cherub by a lake with a townscape behind. This flask is a miniature version of a pilgrim bottle. Such “toys” were customarily sold at fairs such as St. Bartholomew’s, which took place on the outskirts of London, or Stourbridge, which was held outside Cambridge. 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. 70, cat. no 34, repr. p. 70, details repr. p. 70 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
