Covered Hot Water Urn
1792
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, ebony, 14 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.5 x 28.6 x 27.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frederica Kolker Saxon, Baltimore
Object Number
2014.76
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2014; Frederica Saxon, Baltimore
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
Inscribed: on front of urn above spout: "Virtutis Gloria Merces"
Markings: Hallmarks on base and inside lid: City mark-Edinburgh, Scotland; Thistle-sterling standard mark for Edinburgh from 1681-1974; date letter N for 1793; Duty mark for reign of King George III (1786-1821). Scratched in corner under base "617" No maker's mark
