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Vegetable Dish, Washington County

From the USS Maryland Silver Service

Vegetable Dish, Washington County

Maker: Samuel Kirk & Sons (1815-1979)
Object(s): Vegetable Dish, Washington County
Date: 1906
Medium: Sterling Silver
Dimensions: Overall height, 8 5/8, Overall width, 12 7/8, Overall depth, 6”
MSA SC 1545-0937-2

Talbot and Washington Counties are represented by covered vegetable dishes that depict historic events and sites from each county. Washington County was created from Frederick County in 1776, and was named for George Washington (1732-1799). It was the first Maryland county formed after the Declaration of Independence.

The Great Seal and the Cruiser are each surrounded by sprays of chestnut, pine and oak leaves, and inverted cornucopias form the handles of the dish. The upper portion of the dish is decorated by four scenes of 18th century landmarks in Washington County. A festoon of tobacco leaves separate each scene, while oyster shells form the border of the bowl. The engraved scenes on the top are separated by sprays of mulberry, and an eagle with upraised wings sits atop the lid.

Scenes on dish (top to bottom, left to right):
1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (number 103)
2. Rumsey’s Steamboat (number 104)
3. Fort Frederick (number 97)
4. Great Seal of Maryland
5. Bridge over the Conococheague River (number 98)

Scene on top:
1. Home of Captain Moses Chapline (number 106)

Scenes on the reverse (top to bottom, left to right):
1. Stage Coach on Cumberland Road (number 101)
2. Hagerstown Bank (number 102)
3. Mumma Church, Antietam (number 99)
4. USS Maryland Cruiser
5. Jacob’s Lutheran Church (number 100)

Scene on back of top:
1. Harper’s Ferry (number 105)

 

 

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