Samuel Kirk
Shell-Shaped Salt
1827
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Samuel Kirk
Shell-Shaped Salt
1827
Physical Qualities
Silver, 1 1/2 × 3 × 4 in. (3.8 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Friends of the American Wing Fund
Object Number
1979.13.2
Polishing has worn away the gilt lining of this salt dish. The gilt survives in its companion piece on view nearby [#12].
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1979; Friends of the American Wing Fund
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
American Wing Rotations 2023
American Wing Rotations 2024
American Wing Rotations 2025
Markings: on top edge at front lip: "F"; oval shape divided into 4 even sections, with bottom left and top right sections shaded; "SK"
On View at the BMA
