Samuel H. Kress

American, 1863 - 1955

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Andrea della Robbia, Italian 16th Century, Saint Peter, c. 1900/1925 (figure); c. 1550 (framing garland), glazed terracotta, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1939.1.329

Saint Peter

Andrea della Robbia, Italian 16th Century · c. 1900/1925 (figure); c. 1550 (framing garland) · glazed terracotta ·  Accession ID  1939.1.329

North Italian 14th Century, Costume Ornament with Profile Portrait, c. 1380/1400, repoussé silver, gilded, and translucent enamel, attached to a strip of velvet, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.191

Costume Ornament with Profile Portrait

North Italian 14th Century · c. 1380/1400 · repoussé silver, gilded, and translucent enamel, attached to a strip of velvet ·  Accession ID  1961.9.191

German 16th Century, Christ in Limbo (the Harrowing of Hell), 16th century, nielloed silver, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.151

Christ in Limbo (the Harrowing of Hell)

German 16th Century · 16th century · nielloed silver ·  Accession ID  1961.9.151

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Book Cover with Christ in Majesty

French 13th Century · c. 1210 · champlevé enamel on copper, with traces of gilding, mounted on wooden backing ·  Accession ID  1961.9.182

Italian 15th/16th Century, Saint Sebastian, late15th/early 16th century, nielloed silver, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.118

Saint Sebastian

Italian 15th/16th Century · late15th/early 16th century · nielloed silver ·  Accession ID  1961.9.118

Italian 15th/16th Century, Half Figure of a Saint with Chalice and Book (Possibly Saint John the Evangelist), late 15th/early 16th century, nielloed silver, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.115

Half Figure of a Saint with Chalice and Book (Possibly Saint John the Evangelist)

Italian 15th/16th Century · late 15th/early 16th century · nielloed silver ·  Accession ID  1961.9.115

North Italian 14th Century, Costume Ornament with Profile Portrait, c. 1380/1400, repoussé silver, gilded, and translucent enamel, attached to a strip of velvet, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.192

Costume Ornament with Profile Portrait

North Italian 14th Century · c. 1380/1400 · repoussé silver, gilded, and translucent enamel, attached to a strip of velvet ·  Accession ID  1961.9.192

Northern Italian 18th Century, Northern Italian 19th Century, Episodes from the Life of Christ: Christ Disputing with the Doctors, probably 18th or 19th century, nielloed silver, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.162

Episodes from the Life of Christ: Christ Disputing with the Doctors

Northern Italian 18th Century, Northern Italian 19th Century · probably 18th or 19th century · nielloed silver ·  Accession ID  1961.9.162

Lombard 15th Century, Lombard 16th Century, Martyrdom of Saint Agatha, late 15th/early 16th century, Nielloed silver with gilded ground, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.128

Martyrdom of Saint Agatha

Lombard 15th Century, Lombard 16th Century · late 15th/early 16th century · Nielloed silver with gilded ground ·  Accession ID  1961.9.128

Italian 16th Century, Italian 18th Century, Italian 19th Century, Saint Roche, early 16th century or later, nielloed silver, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.145

Saint Roche

Italian 16th Century, Italian 18th Century, Italian 19th Century · early 16th century or later · nielloed silver ·  Accession ID  1961.9.145

Bibliography

1955

  • A.F. "In Memoriam Samuel H. Kress." Art News 54 (November 1955): 21.

1991

  • Perry, Marilyn. "Five-and-dime for millions: the Samuel H. Kress Collection." Apollo 133, no. 349 (March 1991): 157+

1994

  • A Gift to America: Masterpieces of European Painting from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Exh. cat. The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Seattle Art Museum; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1994: 12-41.