Cigarette Box

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Cigarette Box

1949

Virginia Wireman Curtin (American, 1908–1985)

A descendent of eighteenth-century Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Richardson, Virginia Wireman Curtin seemed predestined for a place in the world of Philadelphia metalwork. After attending the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Moore College of Art, and the University of Pennsylvania, she went on to teach at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art serving as director of the silversmithing and jewelry program. She was invited to study with William Bennett at the Sheffield College of Art in England where she became the first American woman to have two pieces hallmarked by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Her distinguished students included Richard Hoffman Reinhardt, Wesley Emmons, and Olaf Skoogfors.

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Object Details

Title:

Cigarette Box

Date:

1949

Artist:

Virginia Wireman Curtin (American, 1908–1985)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

2 13/16 x 3 5/16 x 2 3/8 inches (7.1 x 8.4 x 6 cm) Weight: 9 ounces 15.5 dwt

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of the artist, 1970

Accession Number:

1970-202-1

Geography:

Made in Sheffield, England, Europe

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