James Ker
English | Scottish, active 1723–1770
Teapot
1728/29
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 5 5/16 x 8 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (13.5 x 20.6 x 9 cm) Weight: 12.51 oz (354.6 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.190 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
James Ker, Teapot, 1728/29, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.190
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 Fourteen: Old Silver Teapots. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1960.
Comstock, Helen. "Silver Teapots of the Eighteenth Century: An Antiques Survey." Antiques 82 (September 1962): 270–72.
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 30 June 1939.
