Samuel Kirk
“Gilmor” Pitcher
1834
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, 16 7/8 x 10 3/16 x 6 1/2 in. (42.9 x 25.9 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Young Friends of the American Wing, in Honor of Catherine Stewart Thomas, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, 1997-2005
Object Number
2005.34
"Gilmor" style pitcher or ewer, repoussed with classical decoration and rococo floral and foliate details with a hound and bird handle, and mask at spout.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2005; Spencer Marks, Ltd.; by descent from Douglas Thomas, noted Baltimore architect
"New Acquisition," BMA Today, Winter 2005/2006, p. 11, ill.
Benskin, Elizabeth, and Suzy Wolffe. Teacher's Guide to the American Collection. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014, pages 33 and 41.
Markings: Multiple marks stamped in bottom: "SAM[small L]KIRK"; "S:K"; "11. OZ"; shield with Dominical "F"
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway/Case 2
