Waiter

Thomas Farren English, active 1707 - died 1743
On View

in

British, Level 3, South Wing

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About the Artwork

Waiter

between 1726 and 1727

Thomas Farren

active 1707 - died 1743

English

Unknown

Silver

Overall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 3/4 inches, 7.1 ounces (13.3 × 13.3 × 1.9 cm, 201.3 g)

Silver

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Anonymous bequest

62.91.1

This work is in the public domain.

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Maker's mark, on bottom near edge: T.F [above a star and below a diamond (?), enclosed in a quatrefoil] Mark, on bottom edge: [lion passant Mark, on bottom edge: [leopard's head crowned, partially visible Mark, on bottom edge: L [date letter for 1726/27]

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(Tiffany & Co., New York)

private collection, Detroit

1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed., Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, p. 33; 45 (ill.); 129, cat. 38.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Thomas Farren, Waiter, between 1726 and 1727, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Anonymous bequest, 62.91.1.

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