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Askos (Jug or pitcher)
Samuel Kirk
1830-1846
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Kirk (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
2002.0035
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Louise Conway Belden in memory of Gail Chester Belden
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Object Number
2002.0035
Object Name
Askos (Jug or pitcher)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Samuel Kirk (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1830-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "SAM\L/. KIRK" stamped in a rounded rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "S.K" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "11.OZ" stamped in a rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Molded
- Cast
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.37 (H) x 4.528 (W) x 8.071 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.26 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 20.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
41.7
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 A Remarkable Silver Askos by Samuel Kirk. Silver Magazine. (January)
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 260Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Examples of several different marks within the Kirk Stieff Corporation, p. 181-183Book: Butler, Robin. 2009 Great British Wine Accessories 1550-1900.
• Glass and silver "askos claret jugs": p. 161, nos. 8/17 (white glass with Storr mounts, 1836) and 8/18 (green glass with Figg mounts, 1840); p. 167, 8/32 (silver, Crespel & Parker, 1871)Book: 1933 Loan Exhibition of Drinking Vessels, Books, Documents, etc., etc., etc., held at the Vintners’ Hall London.
• Illustration of two Greco-Roman metalwork askos: pl. CXXIIArticle: Lyons, Jane. 06/18/2003 Winterthur and Kendal. The Kendal Reporter. 7.