Dishes (set of six)

1788/89

Medium	silver
Dimensions	[1] 13/16 x 13 1/16 x 9 1/8 in. (2.1 x 33.2 x 23.2 cm) Troy weight: 20.55 toz (639.2 g) Scratch weight (21"5): 21.25 toz (660.9 g) [2] 3/4 x 13 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (1.9 x 33.3 x 23.2 cm) Troy weight: 20.5 toz (637.6 g) Scratch weight (21"14): 21.7 toz (674.9 g) [3] 7/8 x 14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (2.2 x 36.8 x 25.2 cm) Weight: 29.95 oz (849.1 g) Scratch weight (28"15): 28.75 toz (894.2 g) [4] 7/8 x 14 1/2 x 10 in. (2.2 x 36.8 x 25.4 cm) Troy weight: 26.8 toz (833.6 g) Scratch weight (28"0): 28 toz (870.9 g) [5] 1 x 16 1/16 x 11 1/8 in. (2.5 x 40.8 x 28.3 cm) Troy weight: 36.7 toz (1141.5 g) Scratch weight (39"2): 39.1 toz (1216.1 g) [6] 1 1/16 x 17 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (2.7 x 44.5 x 30.2 cm) Troy weight: 38.75 toz (1205.3 g) Scratch weight (41"1): 41.05 toz (1276.8 g)
Object Number	1955.252
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	Off View

Image Caption

William Pitts, Dishes (set of six), 1788/89, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.252

Select Bibliography

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Twenty-eight: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1965. Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.