Collections: Decorative Arts: Hot Water Pot

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Hot Water Pot

• Maker: Samuel Kirk, American, 1793-1872
• Medium: Silver, bone
• Place Made: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Dates: ca. 1843
• Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.4 x 26.7 x 17.5 cm)
• Markings: Stamped on bottom: "KIRK [in oval stamp] / S.K 11.OZ"
• Inscriptions: Monogram incised in plain register in center of pot: Gothic "P"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 44.60.1
• Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richman Proskauer
• Image: Overall, 44.60.1-5_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Samuel Kirk (American, 1793-1872). Hot Water Pot, ca. 1843. Silver, bone, 7 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.4 x 26.7 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richman Proskauer, 44.60.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.60.1-5_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Hot water pot, silver and bone, with elaborate repoussé decorations; part of a 5-piece tea and coffee service. Squat spherical body raised on round, slightly domed pedestal; round, flat hinged lid at top with molded flower finial; curving spout; opposing, squared handle that rises high above pot, two bone rings near collars of handle. Repoussé decorations: body covered with naturalistic landscape scene with trees, flowers, butterflies; a bridge over a stream, several different tower-like structures; lid covered with flowers and leaves; spout covered with large leaf and palmette forms; handle covered with flowers and has ram's head at upper, outside corner; beaded and foliate bands around base of pedestal.