Minneapolis Institute of Art

Covered tureen

Samuel Kirk and Son

Date

1846–61

Medium

Silver

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

American silversmiths of the mid-1800s favored the rococo revival style. Harking back to French decoration of a hundred years earlier, it featured floral motifs and undulating forms. The owners of this tureen may have wished to emulate the elegant taste of French aristocrats. The tureen’s intricate ornamentation was created by hammering the metal from the back, a technique called repoussé. United States, Americas

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