Dirk

Museum Object Number 1955.0096.004.002 A

Object Name

Dirk

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously thought to be New York, but its similarity to the design and mounts on a naval officer's dirk marked by "FW/Widmann/Philadelphia" support a Philadelphia attribution.

Date

1820-1840

Subjects

Martial arms; Military

Materials

Brass; Iron; Wood

Techniques

Cast, Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

15 (L) , 3.25 (W) , 0.62 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.1 (L) , 8.26 (W) , 1.59 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.248, p.360