Robert Sharp
English, free 1757; died 1803
Honey Pot and Stand
1799/1800
Shaped like a beehive made of straw, this pot was designed to contain liquid honey, often eaten at breakfast in the eighteenth century. The tight-fitting lid prevented flies from getting into the container, and the stand kept sticky spoons from soiling tablecloths.
| Medium | parcel-gilt silver |
| Object Number | 1955.155 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Robert Sharp, Honey Pot and Stand, 1799/1800, parcel-gilt silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.155
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 Thirty-two: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1966.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
