Samuel Kirk
Shell-Shaped Salt
1828
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
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: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 3
