Probably Charles Townsend
Irish, active 1770–1850
Sugar Bowl
c. 1775
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | Overall: 5 3/16 x 3 in. (13.2 x 7.6 cm) Weight: 6.64 oz (188.2 g) |
| Object Number | 1967.12 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 1967 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Probably Charles Townsend, Sugar Bowl, c. 1775, silver. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1967.12
Select Bibliography
Teahan, John. Irish Decorative Arts, 1550–1928. Exhibition catalogue. Dublin: National Museum of Ireland, 1990.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.Provenance
With Jean's Silversmiths, Inc., New York; sold to Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, November 1967.¹ 1. Although no invoice survives, existing documentation indicates that this bowl was purchased around 21 November and received on 24 November 1967; see Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute curatorial files.
