Purportedly John Newton
English, active 1726–1800
Sugar Bowl and Cover (spurious)
late 19th early 20th century
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 4 5/8 x 4 9/16 x 4 9/16 in. (11.7 x 11.6 x 11.6 cm) Base diameter: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Weight: 16.4 oz (465 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.316 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Purportedly John Newton, Sugar Bowl and Cover (spurious), late 19th early 20th century, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.316
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.
Guille, Peter. Exhibit Eighteen: Old Silver Tea Accessories. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, March 1962.
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.
Carver, Beth S., and Eileen M. Casey. Georgian Grace: English Silver in the Age of Elegance. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1977.
Wees, Beth Carver. "From Silver Spouts the Grateful Liquors Glide." In Three Cheers for the Twenty-Fifth. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1980.
Anonymous. "Old Silver Tea Accessories in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute." Antiques 81 (April 1962): 400404.
Brooke, David S., Rafael Fernandez, and Beth Carver Wees. Three Cheers for the Twenty-Fifth. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1980.
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 1 November 1940.¹ 1. According to Clark's diary, he viewed this "excellent covered bowl" on 7 October 1940; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute archives.
