Compote

Mary Catherine Knight (American, 1876–1956)

Handicraft Shop (active 1901–1940)

about 1906

Object PlaceMassachusetts, Wellesley Hills or Boston

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsOverall: 12.7 x 27.9 cm (5 x 11 in.)
Troy weight: 30 troy ounces

Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund

Accession number2012.456

On View

On view

ClassificationsSilver hollowware

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceAbout 1906/1907, in the collection of the artist or the Handicraft Shop, Boston [see note 1]. About 1907, purchased in Boston by a member of the Blanchard family, Boston; by descent to the Powell family, Asheville, NC; 2012, acquired from the Powell family by Bruce Johnson, Fletcher, NC; 2012, sold by Bruce Johnson to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 26, 2012)

NOTES:
[1] At this time it was shown at several exhibitions (Detroit Arts and Crafts Society, 1906; Boston Arts and Crafts Society, 1907).