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Skimmer
William Kirby
1760-1804
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Kirby (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1953.0021
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1953.0021
Object Name
Skimmer
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
William Kirby (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1760-1804
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, top of shaft near bowl
Inscription: "WK / +" stamped in a circle.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
19.488 (L) x 5.906 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
49.5 (L) x 15 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter is of bowl.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 25, p. 96.Book: Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: fig.C, p.385Article: Fales, Dean A. Jr. 12//1958 Notes on Early American Brass and Copper. Antiques. 74 (5): 534-8.
• Published: p. 534.