Metals
Robert Sporle (Possible maker)
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1797 (1792-1800)
Brass; Tin
1960.1207
Object Number1960.1207 |
Box
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Robert Sporle (Possible maker)
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The creation place was identified as England, probably Sheffield by Fennimore (p.325).
1797 (1792-1800)
1. Inscription; Top, near narrow end; "Solomon/ Gorgas/ 1797", engraved in script
Brass; Tin
0.709 (H) , 3.268 (L) , 1.535 (W)
1.8 (H) , 8.3 (L) , 3.9 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.216, p.325