John Scofield
English, first mark entered 1776; died 1799
Set of Six Salts on Stands
1797/98
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | [1] 2 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.5 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm) Troy weight: 4.9 toz (152.4 g) [2] 2 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in. (6.4 x 9.4 x 6.7 cm) Troy weight: 4.75 toz (147.7 g) [3] 2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6.4 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm) Troy weight: 4.85 toz (150.9 g) [4] 2 9/16 x 3 5/8 x 2 11/16 in. (6.5 x 9.2 x 6.8 cm) Troy weight: 4.6 toz (143.1 g) [5] 2 7/16 x 3 5/8 x 2 11/16 in. (6.2 x 9.2 x 6.8 cm) Troy weight: 4.65 toz (144.6 g) [6] 2 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.4 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm) Troy weight: 5.2 toz (161.7 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.388 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Scofield, Set of Six Salts on Stands, 1797/98, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.388
Select Bibliography
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
With Crichton Brothers, London; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 2 December 1946.
