Clasp

Arts of the Americas

1736–44

Attributed to Randall Yetton
American, 18th century
Philadelphia

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Randall Yetton
Title: Clasp
Place: Philadelphia (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1736–1744
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Marked on back: "RY"
Dimensions: 2.9 × 3.2 × 2 cm (11/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kubicek
Reference Number: 1978.299
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Jack Lindsey, et. al., Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 226, cat. 405 (ill.), (Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999).

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania 1680–1758 Oct12, 1999–Janauary 2, 2000, no. 405 (ill.).

Harold E. Gillingham, PA, by 1978; Carl M. and Lois G. Williams, New York, by 1978; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.

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