John Erwin
Bowl
1814
Scroll
John Erwin
Bowl
1814
Physical Qualities
Silver, 4 x 6 1/8 x 5/16 in. (10.2 x 15.6 x 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.74
The relatively early appearance of the Empire style in works by local silversmiths indicates that Baltimoreans appreciated the new style, possibly due to their close associations with France during this period.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1933; Virginia Purviance Bonsal White (1869-1955), Baltimore, MD
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
American Wing Rotations 2023
American Wing Rotations 2024
American Wing Rotations 2025
Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds. "Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975. p. 121, ill.
Inscribed: Engraved monogram "MWL" on the side
Markings: markings stamped: J. ERWIN, Maryland crest, 'A', female head (profile) engraving: on side 3 letters, hard to make out
On View at the BMA
