Object Number 1960.1207

Object Name

Box

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Sporle (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as England, probably Sheffield by Fennimore (p.325).

Date

1797 (1792-1800)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Top, near narrow end; "Solomon/ Gorgas/ 1797", engraved in script

Materials

Brass; Tin

Dimensions (inches)

0.709 (H) , 3.268 (L) , 1.535 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.8 (H) , 8.3 (L) , 3.9 (W)

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.216, p.325