Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2006.

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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Soup spoon

Manufacturer Samuel Kirk & Son (American, Baltimore, Maryland, active 1846 - 1979)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1920's-1930's

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (15.9 x 4.1 cm)

InscribedMost of these objects are engraved with a gothic letter "M"; all of their backs are marked: S. KIRK & SON STERLING.

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Davidian

Object number2006.13.26

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DescriptionPartial flatware service consisting of: eight dinner knives with steel blades, eight soup spoons, eight salad forks, seven dinner forks, ten tea spoons, ten ice tea spoons, a butter knife, two serving spoons, and a ladle. All made of Silver.

ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Robert Baldwin Myers, Northern Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. MacKay, Northern Virginia, 1960's; Dr. and Mrs. Mark Dividian, Clovis, CA.; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Davidian, 2006.