John Parker I Edward Wakelin
British, active 1760–1776
Dishes (set of five)
1771/72
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | [1] 3/4 x 13 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (1.9 x 33.3 x 24 cm) Troy weight: 27.4 toz (852.2 g) Scratch weight (27=10): 27.5 toz (855.3 g) [2] 3/4 x 13 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (1.9 x 33.3 x 23.8 cm) Troy weight: 27.7 toz (861.6 g) Scratch weight (27=16): 27.8 toz (864.7 g) [3] 3/4 x 14 x 10 1/16 in. (1.9 x 35.6 x 25.6 cm) Troy weight: 30.3 toz (942.4 g) Scratch weight (30=8): 30.4 toz (945.5 g) [4] 1 1/16 x 17 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (2.7 x 43.8 x 32.4 cm) Troy weight: 54.55 toz (1696.7 g) Scratch weight (54=15): 54.75 toz (1702.9 g) [5] 1 1/16 x 18 11/16 x 14 1/8 in. (2.7 x 47.5 x 35.9 cm) Troy weight: 76.55 toz (2381 g) Scratch weight (76=15): 76.75 toz (2387.2 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.249 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Parker I Edward Wakelin, Dishes (set of five), 1771/72, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.249
Select Bibliography
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute. Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute Presents an Exhibition of Silver of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, 1951.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Thirty-two: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1966.
Wees, Beth Carver. "English Silver in an American Museum: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute." Silver Society Journal 4 (Autumn 1993):115–23.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
Sir Edward Winnington, Bart.; by descent to Sir Francis Winnington, Bart., Stanford Court, Worcester, sale Christie’s, London, 22 June 1937, lot 105D; bought Crichton Brothers, London; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 15 November 1937.
