Thomas Pitts I
British, active 1737–1793
Centerpiece with glass liner
1779/80
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 7 3/8 x 11 3/4 x 9 in. (18.7 x 29.8 x 22.9 cm) Troy weight (without liner): 43 toz (1337.5 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.447 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Pitts I, Centerpiece with glass liner, 1779/80, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.447
Select Bibliography
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Thirty-two: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1966.
Mainardi, Particia. The Persistence of Classicism. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1995.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
With Crichton Brothers, London; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 18 May 1938 (as a fruit dish by Thomas Powell).
