Pair of Wine Coasters

1774/75

Medium	silver and mahogany
Dimensions	[1] 1 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (3.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm) Troy weight: 4.7 toz (146.2 g) [2] 1 5/16 x 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (3.3 x 12.4 x 12.4 cm) Troy weight: 4.35 toz (135.3 g)
Object Number	1955.476
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	On View

Image Caption

Robert Hennell I, Pair of Wine Coasters, 1774/75, silver and mahogany. Clark Art Institute, 1955.476

Select Bibliography

Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.

Provenance

Probably with Peter Guille, Ltd., New York; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, by exchange, bill paid 5 October 1937.¹ 1. A surviving undated invoice includes "4 Silver Coasters, Geo. Ill, 1774 by Robert Hennell in exchange for 4 Silver Coasters to be returned." This is marked "Paid No 166 Oct 5th 37." See Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute curatorial files.