Object Number 1998.0004.1424

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Samuel Kirk (Maker)
1792-July 6, 1872

Place of Origin

Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1824-1827

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "KIRK" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Illegible mark stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "[C]" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "SBMK" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.819 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.7 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 18 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 260
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Examples of several different marks within the Kirk Stieff Corporation, p. 181-183
[Book] Turner, Noel D. 1972 American Silver Flatware 1837-1910. 473 p.
• Examples of handle patterns, p. 70