Henry Chawner
English, 1764–1851
Toasted Cheese Dish
1795/96
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 4 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 12 5/16 in. (11.7 x 24.4 x 31.3 cm) Troy weight: 32.3 toz (1004.6 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.459 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Henry Chawner, Toasted Cheese Dish, 1795/96, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.459
Select Bibliography
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 31 January 1940.¹ 1. According to Clark's diaries, he took possession of the dish on 19 December 1939.
