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An oviform water pitcher embossed and chased with flowers and ferns on a matted ground with an …
Water Ewer
An oviform water pitcher embossed and chased with flowers and ferns on a matted ground with an …
An oviform water pitcher embossed and chased with flowers and ferns on a matted ground with an angular handle topped by a ram's mask in repoussé. The pitcher is inscribed "GWO" for George Welshman Owens (1786 - 1856).
Water Ewer, Samuel Child Kirk, 1815-1856, sterling silver, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Water Ewer

Maker (American, (active 1815–1846))
Date1815 - 1856
Mediumsterling silver
Dimensions16 1/2 × 9 × 5 3/16 inches (41.9 × 22.9 × 13.2 cm)
Credit LineGiven in memory of Mrs. Eckley Coxe by her children.
Object numberOT1975.4
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis oviform water ewer in a design known as the "Etruscan" pattern, was one of the Kirk firm's most populare hollowware forms. Kirk is most famous for repoussé decorations, this ewer featuring small cottages set among flowers and ferns on a matte ground. The angular handle topped by a ram's head is another favorite Kirk motif. Inscribed with the Owens crest of a rampant lion, and the monogram "GWO", the ewer is one of a pair originally owned by George Welshman Owens (1786 - 1856), who purchased the house now known as the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters in 1830.
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