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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.306.52.1-3
People
Peter Bateman, British
William Bateman, Brazilian
Title
Set of Three Serving Spoons
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
1806-1807
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Period
George III (1760-1820)
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186550

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: on stems, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, duty mark, date letter
  • maker's mark: on stems, struck: PB / WB [Peter & William Bateman; Grimwade, no. 2143]
  • coat of arms: on stems, engraved: coat-of-arms and crest; coat-of-arms appears to be that of Clerk

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Berg, New York; his 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
1999.306.52.1-3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Old English pattern stems with bright-cut engraved borders enclosing a coat-of-arms and crest, fluted bowls

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. 217, cat. no. 242, repr. p. 217, details repr. p. 217.

Verification Level

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