Glover Johnson
English, free 1695
Set of Three Casters
1721/22
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | [1] Height: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Base: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (7.9 x 7 cm) Troy weight: 7.55 toz (234.8 g) [2] Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm) Base: 2 7/16 x 2 3/16 in. (6.2 x 5.6 cm) Troy weight: 5.15 toz (160.2 g) [3] Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm) Base: 2 7/16 x 2 3/16 in. (6.2 x 5.6 cm) Troy weight: 5.25 toz (163.3 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.220 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Glover Johnson, Set of Three Casters, 1721/22, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.220
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 Twenty-eight: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1965.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
With Peter Guille, Ltd., New York; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, invoice dated 2 December 1940.ยน 1. The dealer's invoice identifies the maker as Edward Jones. According to an entry in Clark's diary, he was these casters on 26 November 1940 and decided to buy them at that time; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute archives.
