Maker's mark RG, star above, probably Roger Grange
English
Two-Handled Cup and Cover
1686/87
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | 7 13/16 x 9 3/8 x 6 in. (19.8 x 23.8 x 15.2 cm) Base diameter: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) Troy weight: 29.4 toz (914.4 g) |
| Object Number | 1955.328 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Maker's mark RG, star above, probably Roger Grange, Two-Handled Cup and Cover, 1686/87, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.328
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 Twenty-eight: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1965.
Wees, Beth Carver. The Chinese Taste: European Visions of Cathay. Exhibition brochure. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1979.
Comstock, Helen. "English Silver in the Robert S. Clark Collection at Williamstown, Mass." Connoisseur Year Book (1959): 38–44.
Ruth Davidson.. "In the Museums." Antiques 87 (June 1965):730.. 1965..
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 1942.¹ 1. Although the invoice is dated 31 January 1942, Sterling Clark’s diary suggests it was purchased on 22 January; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute archives.
