- Manufacturer: Samuel Kirk & Son
- Partnership: Samuel Kirk
- Partnership: Henry Child Kirk
Wine Cooler
1845-1860
Physical Qualities
Silver, 13 x 8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (33 x 21.3 x 18.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Friends of the American Wing, in Honor of M.B. Munford, Associate Curator Emerita of Decorative Arts, 1963-1997
Object Number
1997.197.1
Graceful swags of foliage suspended by ribbons are engraved into the surface of this stately wine cooler, enhancing its gentle curves. The person to whom the initials J.M.W. refer has not been identified, reminding us that personal histories found on silver are fragile and can be easily obscured without attendant documentation.
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1997
Inscribed: Monogrammed 'J.M.W.'
Partnership
Henry Child Kirk
1826–1913
American, 1827 - 1914; working Baltimore, 1846-1861
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