Charles Dickson
Scottish, active 1709–1735
Punch Bowl and Cover
1709/10
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 9 5/8 x 8 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (24.4 x 22.7 x 22.7 cm) Base diameter: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) Troy weight: 50.5 toz (1570.7 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.354 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Charles Dickson, Punch Bowl and Cover, 1709/10, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.354
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 Twenty-five: Old Silver Bowls and Dishes. Exhibition catalogue. Williamwtown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1964.
Mastai, M.-L. D'Otrange. "The Connoisseur in America." Connoisseur 156 (July 1964): 22023.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Shirley, Pippa. "Review of English, Irish and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute by Beth Carver Wees." The Burlington Magazine 140, no. 1147 (October 1998): 692–93.
Provenance
Capt. William Schroeder, The Rookery, Worleston, Nantwich, Cheshire, sale Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1939, lot 117; bought William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London; with Peter Guille, Ltd., New York; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, invoice dated 30 December 1939.¹ 1. According to Clark's diary, this bowl was purchased on 9 November 1939.
