Object Number 1972.0297.005

Object Name

Pitcher (Cream pitcher)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. W. Tyler Haynes

Creator (Role)

Samuel Kirk (Maker)
1792-July 6, 1872

Place of Origin

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

Date

1828-1843

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, underside; "SAML [underlined L] KIRK" serifed capitals stamped in rectangle
2. Mark; Body, underside; "S.K." stamped in rectangle
3. Mark; Body, underside; "11.OZ" stamped in rectangle

Subjects

Landscape; Architecture

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Chased

Dimensions (inches)

8.62 (H) , 6.75 (W) , 4.25 (D) , 19.77 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.91 (H) , 17.15 (W) , 10.8 (D) , 560.5 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Weight: 18 oz. 1 dwt. 6 gr. Troy. Spectrographic analysis for silver: 92.9 - 93.2%, see: Ian Quimby, American Silver at Winterthur, p. 376.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 374-376, no. 370 a-f
[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