Details
| Artist | Samuel Kirk, American, 1793-1872 |
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| Date | between 1835 and 1843 |
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | Overall: 6 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (17.1 × 29.2 × 21.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase, Beatrice W. Rogers Fund |
| Accession Number | 1984.43 |
| Department | American Art before 1950 |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Stamped under the rim of the disk: S.K. (in a rectangular punch mark) S. KIRK( in a rectangular punch mark) 11 OZ. (in a rectangular punch mark with serrated edges) the Baltimore assay marks, the oval "Maryland Shield" without the bend dexter and the letter F |
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| Inscriptions | Engraved, on both sides: [coat of arms used by Gustav Wilhelm Lurman] barry wavy of four, argent and gules; on a chief azure, a crown or; crest: five ostrich feathers argent; motto: Virtus Ornat |
Provenance
1984-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
"Recent Acquisitions." Bulletin of the DIA,63, 3/4, p 57, (ill.).