Simon Wedge, Sr.
Cream Pot
1804
Physical Qualities
Silver, 10 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (27 × 14 × 7.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John G. Matthews, Henderson, North Carolina
Object Number
1989.344.4
Silver cream pot made by Simon Wedge, Sr., c. 1810. Part of a 5-piece coffee/tea set. This cream pot's ovoid shape has a silver Empire-style bracket handle and a curved high spout. It is raised upon an oval stepped pedestal foot. The body is ornamented with deep gadrooning. One side is engraved 'IAR' in a beautiful foliate script.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1989; Mrs. John G. Matthews, Henderson, North Carolina
Inscribed: Engraved monogram "IAR" (almost illegible)
Markings: Stamped letters "S", "W", eagle's head facing left inside an oval (considered his earliest mark)
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 2
