Robert Makepeace I and Richard Carter
English, working in partnership January 1777–December 1778
Pair of Candlesticks
1777/78
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | [1] 11 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (28.8 x 14 x 14 cm); troy weight: 23.5 toz (730.9 g) [2] 11 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (28.6 x 14 x 14 cm); troy weight: 24 toz (746.5 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.106 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Robert Makepeace I and Richard Carter, Pair of Candlesticks, 1777/78, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.106
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.
Wildenstein & Company. An Exhibition of Treasures from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts: Paintings, drawings & rare silver, for the benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art, inc. (CRIA). Exhibition catalogue. New York: Wildenstein & Company, 1967.
Clayton, Michael. The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group for Country Life, 1971.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
