Charles Adam
English, 1667–1738
Dredger
1716/17
A dredger is a small container fitted with a dome-shaped, pierced cover and often with a single handle. While dredgers made of less precious materials were used in kitchens to shake flour over meat before roasting, this example was probably used at the dining table to distribute spices onto food.
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (8.3 x 7 x 5.4 cm) Troy weight: 3 toz (93.3 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.215 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Charles Adam, Dredger, 1716/17, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.215
Select Bibliography
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute. Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute Presents an Exhibition of Silver of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, 1952.
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, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
Sold Christie's London, 5 April 1938, lot 70; bought Crichton Brothers, London; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 12 May 1938.
