Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Objects: Entrée Dish, Harford County (2 of 2)
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height, 2; Overall diameter, 14”
Accession number(s): MSA SC 1545-0926-2
Harford County is represented by a pair of entrée dishes which are engraved with scenes representing the colonial and Revolutionary War era history of the county. Harford County was created from Baltimore County in 1773 and named for Henry Harford (c. 1759-1834), last Proprietary of Maryland. He was a son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Lord Baltimore, but because of his illegitimate birth did not inherit his father's title.
Although each entrée dish is engraved with four different scenes, the overall appearance of the dishes is identical. The Great Seal and the Cruiser are each bordered by large cornucopias containing fruits and vegetables. Sprays of oak, chestnut, pine and stalks of wheat, corn, and golden rod surround the cornucopias.
Scenes across the top (left to right):
1. Monument at Bush (number 79)
2. Great Seal of Maryland
3. Shipping Flour from Bush to Boston (number 80)
Scenes across the bottom (left to right)
1. Sion Hill (number 82)
2. Cruiser Maryland
3. Admiral Cockburn’s Snuff Box (number 81)