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David Willaume
French, active in England, 1658–1741
Teapot
1714/15

Image Caption

David Willaume, Teapot, 1714/15, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.436
Medium
silver
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (14 x 16.4 x 10.6 cm) Weight: 15.63 oz (443.2 g)
Object Number
1955.436
Acquisition
Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status
Off View

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. 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 1 October 1940.¹ 1. According to Clark's diaries, he first learned of the teapot on 28 August 1940 and purchased it on 13 September. See diary entry for 13 September 1940; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute archives.