Jonathan Clarke
Tablespoon

Tablespoon

Public Domain

Tablespoon
MakerAmerican, 1706–1766
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tablespoon
Datec. 1750
Possible placeNewport, Rhode Island, United States
Possible placeProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.73.14
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionJonathan Clarke was born in Newport, Rhode Island, where he worked from 1734 to 1755 as a silversmith. There he served in the militia as ensign in 1735 and captain in 1742, and in 1750, he was appointed justice of peace. From about 1755 to 1766, he was active as a silversmith in Providence, Rhode Island.
Provenance[Robert Ensko Inc., New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1953; given to MFAH, 1973.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: A*S
Mark of Jonathan Clarke [Flynt and Fales 1968, p. 184–85]

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