About the Artwork
Desk Set
between 1751 and 1752
William Cripps
ca. 1717-1767
English
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 3 5/8 × 10 × 7 1/2 inches, 798.5 g (9.2 × 25.4 × 19.1 cm, 1 pounds 12.2 ounces) Overall (stand): 1 3/8 × 10 × 7 1/2 inches, 531.9 g (3.5 × 25.4 × 19.1 cm, 1 pounds 2.8 ounces) Overall (inkwell): 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 inches, 86.6 g (5.4 × 5.4 cm, 3.1 ounces) Overall (pounce pot): 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 inches, 96.2 g (5.4 × 5.4 cm, 3.4 ounces) Overall (candlestick): 2 5/8 × 2 1/16 inches, 83.8 g (6.7 × 5.2 cm, 3 ounces)
Furniture Accessories
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Robert H. Tannahill
50.92
This work is in the public domain.
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Year mark: q
Provenance
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1950-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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William Cripps, Desk Set, between 1751 and 1752, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert H. Tannahill, 50.92.
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