Artwork
Fruit Bowl
Artist
Joseph Walker
(Irish, active 1690 - 1722)
DepartmentEuropean Art
CultureIrish
Dateca. 1712
MediumSterling silver
Dimensionsh. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
w. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
w. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of John V. Rowan, Jr.
Object number2004.13.235
GeographyPlace madeDublin, Leinster, Ireland
General regionEurope
DescriptionFooted hand-punched bowl.Exhibition History"The Genius of Irish Silver: A Texas Private Collection," Colonial Williamsburg, DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery, June 10-October 12, 1992 and San Antonio Museum of Art, April 16, 1993-April 16, 1994Published ReferencesDavis, J. D. (1993). The Genius of Irish Silver: A Texas Private Collection. San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Museum of Art. Reprinted by the San Antonio Museum of Art with the Permission of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation - Williamsburg, Virginia 1991 (ISBN: 1-883502-00-4), pg. 49MarkingsUnderside, three stamps on outside on the side, crown and harp, JWNot on view
Collections
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