Cream Jug

1789/90

Bateman inherited her husband’s silversmithing tools after his death in 1760 and continued the family business with her sons for the next thirty years. Together they produced items like this cream jug, with its distinctive octagonal faceting, engraved decoration, and contemporary, interlaced monogram.

Medium	silver
Dimensions	7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm) Base diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Troy weight: 4.2 toz (130.6 g)
Object Number	1955.98
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	On View

Image Caption

Hester Bateman, Cream Jug, 1789/90, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.98

Select Bibliography

Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997. Goldsborough, Jennifer F. "America's Long Love Affair with Hester Bateman." In Women of Metal: The 49th Washington Antiques Show. Washington DC: The Thrift Shop, 2004: 56–62.