Pierre Platel
English, 1664–1719
Teapot
1718/19
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 4 3/16 x 8 1/16 x 3 7/8 in. (10.6 x 20.5 x 9.8 cm) Weight: 16.46 oz (466.6 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.163 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Pierre Platel, Teapot, 1718/19, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.163
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.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Fourteen: Old Silver Teapots. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1960.
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, 30 October 1935.¹ 1. Clark mentions this object in a diary entry of 4 November 1943: "Cox told me that Mrs. Cannon was crazy about my P–– Platel teapot I showed her a photo of in my album"; see Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute archives.
