Sugar Box
Artist
Thomas Cooper(English, active 1668–1693)English, active 1668–1693
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Sugar Box
Date1677–1678
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions4 1/4 × 7 3/4 × 8 in. (10.8 × 19.7 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr. in honor of John A. Beck and Audrey Jones Beck
Object number2016.126
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. Heyer, Jr.," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, January 20–September 16, 2007.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Published References Glanville, Philippa. Silver In England. New York: Holmes & Meier; London: Unwin Hyman, 1987. Schroder, Timothy. The National Trust Book of English Domestic Silver: 1500 - 1900. Harmondsworth: Viking, 1988 Brown, Peter B., and Ivan Day. Pleasures of the Table: Ritual and Display in the European Dining Room 1600-1900: An Exhibition at Fairfax House, York 1st September to 20th November 1997. York: York Civic Trust, 1997. Banister, Judith. An Introduction to Old English Silver. London: Evans Bros., 1965. Oman, Charles. English Domestic Silver. London: A. and C. Black Limited, 1962. Alcorn, Ellenor, English Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Vol.1, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2000. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked "TC" with fish above; date letter of 1677–78; lion passant; leopard's crowned head; partial unidentified mark on lid
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