Jonathan Clarke (silversmith)

Jonathan Clarke was an American silversmith active in Newport and Providence, Rhode Island.
Clarke was born in Newport, Rhode Island, where from 1734 to 1755 he worked as a silversmith. There he served in the militia as Ensign in 1735 and Captain in 1742, and in 1750 was appointed Justice of Peace. From about 1755-1766 he was active as a silversmith in Providence, Rhode Island. His work is collected in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Winterthur Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.