Candlestick #6, Garret County:
From the USS Maryland Silver Service
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
Scenes on the front (top to bottom):
1. Great Seal of Maryland
2.
“Stone House” or
“Downer’s” (number 57)
In the mid-eighteenth century, the “Stone House” was the best known tavern/inn on the Cumberland Road, another name for the National Road. The Marquis de Lafayette stayed there during his farewell visit to America in 1824-25. Other famous guests include P.T. Barnum and Swedish opera singer, Jenny Lind. The Stone House is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Scenes on the reverse (top to bottom):
1. USS Maryland Cruiser
2. Conestoga Wagon (number 58)
The Conestoga Wagon originated in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in the 18th century. They were the freight cars of the late 18th and 19th centuries and were able to transport about 6 tons of cargo at a time. A team of four to six horses would pull the wagons and they were a mainstay on the National Road traveling through the counties in Western Maryland. An image of a Conestoga Wagon is also on the game platter from Frederick County.
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