Paul de Lamerie
English, 1688–1751
Tankard
1716/17
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 6 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 13/16 in. (15.7 x 17.1 x 12.2 cm) Lip diameter: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) Troy weight: 28.95 toz (900.4 g) Scratch weight (30 = 12): 30.6 toz (951.8 g) |
| Object Number | 1962.2 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 1962 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Paul de Lamerie, Tankard, 1716/17, silver. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1962.2
Select Bibliography
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.
Phillips, A. S. Philip. Paul de Lamerie, Citizen and Goldsmith of London: A Study of His Life and Work, A.D. 1688–1751. London: B. T. Batsford, 1935.
Christie, Manson & Woods.. Christie's Review of the Year, October 1961-August 1962.. London: Christie, Manson & Woods.. 1962..
Hugh Honour.. Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.. 1971..
Carver, Beth S., and Eileen M. Casey. Silver by Paul de Lamerie at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1978.
Schroder, Timothy B. The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: distributed in the U.S. by Thames and Hudson, 1988.
Hare, Susan, ed. Paul de Lamerie: At the Sign of the Golden Ball. Exhibition catalogue. London: Goldsmiths' Hall, 1990.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.. Exhibit Twenty-Two: Old Silver Acquisitions of 1962.. April 19-May 19, 1963.. 1963..
Provenance
Sold to Christie's, London, 16 June 1931, lot 73; bought Crichton Brothers, London; J. S. R Byers, Esq., sale Christie's London, 23 May 1962, lot 88; with S. J. Shrubsole, Ltd., London; sold to Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 3 July 1962.
