John Erwin
Bowl
1815
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
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: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 3
