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Garret County Candlesticks:

From the USS Maryland Silver Service

Candelstick, Garret County Candelstick, Garret County

Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Objects: Candlestick, Garrett County
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height 12 3/8, Diameter of base, 5 1/8
Accession number(s): MSA SC 1545-0921-3

The USS Maryland silver service includes a total of six candlesticks that represent Garrett County in Western Maryland. Garrett County is the largest and newest county in Maryland; it was created in 1872 and named in honor of John Work Garrett. Two of the candlesticks are on loan for display on the current USS Maryland nuclear submarine.

The design of the candlestick is modeled after the red maple tree; the shaft is formed from the trunk, while sprays of maple leaves adorn the socket(?), bobesh, and base. This form was included in the original design sketches submitted by Kirk in 1905. Hill notes that the selected scenes represent early national period history of the county, and several scenes are actually located in Pennsylvania.

Scenes:
1. Great Seal of Maryland
2. Stone Arch over the Casselman River (number 51)
This is a view of the “Little Crossings” bridge over the Casselman River near Grantsville. The stone bridge was used on the Cumberland Road (US Route 40) between 1813-1933. It is now closed to vehicular traffic, but is part of Casselman River Bridge State Park.

Scenes on the reverse
1. USS Maryland cruiser
2. Temple of Juno (number 52)
Built along the Cumberland Road (US Route 40) about 1822, this step-shaped wagon house was known as the “Temple of Juno” because of large portico supported by four tapered pillars. This structure was converted into a residential property in the 1860s, and destroyed by fire in 1927.

Candelstick, Garret County Candelstick, Garret County

Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Objects: Candlestick, Garrett County
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height 12 3/8, Diameter of base, 5 1/8
Accession number(s): MSA SC 1545-0921-4

The USS Maryland silver service includes a total of six candlesticks that represent Garrett County in Western Maryland. Garrett County is the largest and newest county in Maryland; it was created in 1872 and named in honor of John Work Garrett. Two of the candlesticks are on loan for display on the current USS Maryland nuclear submarine.

The design of the candlestick is modeled after the red maple tree; the shaft is formed from the trunk, while sprays of maple leaves adorn the socket(?), bobesh, and base. This form was included in the original design sketches submitted by Kirk in 1905. Hill notes that the selected scenes represent early national period history of the county, and several scenes are actually located in Pennsylvania.

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Scenes:
1. USS Maryland cruiser
2. Toll House, Cumberland Narrows (number 53)

Scenes on the reverse
1. Great Seal of Maryland
2. Big Water Trough, Laurel Hill (number 54)

Candelstick, Garret County Candelstick, Garret County

Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Objects: Candlestick, Garrett County
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height: 12 3/8, Diameter of base,5 1/8
Accession number(s): MSA SC 1545-0921-5

The USS Maryland silver service includes a total of six candlesticks that represent Garrett County in Western Maryland. Garrett County is the largest and newest county in Maryland; it was created in 1872 and named in honor of John Work Garrett. Two of the candlesticks are on loan for display on the current USS Maryland nuclear submarine.

The design of the candlestick is modeled after the red maple tree; the shaft is formed from the trunk, while sprays of maple leaves adorn the socket(?), bobesh, and base. This form was included in the original design sketches submitted by Kirk in 1905. Hill notes that the selected scenes represent early national period history of the county, and several scenes are actually located in Pennsylvania.

Scenes:
1. Great Seal of Maryland
2. Cumberland Narrows (number 55)

Scenes on the reverse:
1. USS Maryland cruiser
2. “The Swan” (number 56)

Candelstick, Garret County Candelstick, Garret County

Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Objects: Candlestick, Garrett County
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height 12 3/8, Diameter of base,5 1/8
Accession number(s): MSA SC 1545-0921-6

The USS Maryland silver service includes a total of six candlesticks that represent Garrett County in Western Maryland. Garrett County is the largest and newest county in Maryland; it was created in 1872 and named in honor of John Work Garrett. Two of the candlesticks are on loan for display on the current USS Maryland nuclear submarine.

The design of the candlestick is modeled after the red maple tree; the shaft is formed from the trunk, while sprays of maple leaves adorn the socket(?), bobesh, and base. This form was included in the original design sketches submitted by Kirk in 1905. Hill notes that the selected scenes represent early national period history of the county, and several scenes are actually located in Pennsylvania.

Visible scenes:
1. Great Seal of Maryland
2. “Stone House” or “Downer’s” (number 57)

Scenes on the reverse:
1. USS Maryland cruiser
2. Conestoga Wagon (number 58)

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