Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jewelry box
Object Number:
Z.2269.1
Date:
1846-1896
Medium:
Wood, leather, silk, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 x 3 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 17.8 x 9.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: inside lid, on label: "S. KIRK & SON / GOLD & / SILVER SMITHS / 172 / BALTIMORE ST. / BALTIMORE."
Description:
Wooden jewelry box covered with dark brown leather which is tooled with acanthus leaf garland around the lid, lid is hinged at the back and the front has a hook and eye on both sides; the lid is lined with quilted white satin with paper maker's label at the center, the box is lined with formed red velvet; box contains 5 pairs of earrings, 2 sets of shirt studs, one ring and one bar pin.
Gallery Label:
Based on the inside form of this jewelry box, it originally contained a set of three pieces of silverware, including one spoon, made by S. Kirk & Son of Baltimore. The Kirk company America's oldest surviving silversmiths, having been in business since 1815, established by Samuel Kirk with his partner, John Smith.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
