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On Display: House - Liverpool Hall
Dirk
1820-1840
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1955.0096.004.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0096.004.002 A
Object Name
Dirk
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; 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
Subject(s)
- Martial arms
- Military
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
- Wood
Techniques
- Cast
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
3.25 (W) x 0.62 (D) x 15 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.26 (W) x 1.59 (D) x 38.1 (L)
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