Paul de Lamerie
English, 1688–1751
Coffeepot
1731/32
Medium | silver and wood |
Dimensions | 8 1/4 x 6 3/16 x 5 9/16 in. (21 x 15.7 x 14.1 cm) Base diameter: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Weight: 28.2 oz (799.4 g) |
Object Number | 1955.410 |
Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
Status | On View |
Image Caption
Paul de Lamerie, Coffeepot, 1731/32, silver and wood. Clark Art Institute, 1955.410
Select Bibliography
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Provenance
Samuel Montagu, first Baron Swaythling, sale Christie's, London, 17 July 1946, lot 93; bought S. J. Phillips, London; A. R. Tritton; Robert Sterling Clark.