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

Coffeepot

Manufacturer Samuel Kirk & Son (American, Baltimore, Maryland, active 1846 - 1979)
CultureAmerican
Date1903-1924
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: S. Kirk & Son/025/1000. Bottom engraved: "AAT" (conjoined)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number87.107
Not on view
DescriptionCylindrical shaped pot tapering to top with applied spout and handle and hinged cover. Ear-shaped handle has ivory spacers for heat reduction. Body and cover heavily decorated with repousse flower and leaf designs with a flower finial. Spout has scale-like engraved decorations.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
ca. 1910
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.
Samuel Kirk & Son
ca. 1892-1924
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Soame
1758-1759
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Hugh Wishart
ca. 1800
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Fletcher & Gardiner
ca. 1810-1820
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Fletcher & Gardiner
1815-22
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Samuel Kirk & Son
1880-1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Samuel Kirk & Son
ca. 1885
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Georg Jensen
ca. 1933-1945
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020.
Christian Wiltberger
ca. 1785-1800
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1772-75
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Andrew Fogelberg
1775