Physical Qualities
Silver, 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 6.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harrison Gardner, Wenham, Massachusetts
Object Number
1985.102.5
Creamer made by Samuel Williamson c. 1810-1813; part of a 6-piece coffee and tea service. Silver; raised, steamed, cast. Bulbous rectangular form, which bears discreet bands of milled gadrooned ornament at the rim and shoulder; stands upon a stepped, rectangular foot. The lip of the creamer is everted. A squared silver strap handle rises high above the body. An elegantly engraved monogram "TMS" on the side, probably stands for Thomas Marsh Smith.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift,1985; Eloise Lawrence Gardner (1908-1988), Wenham, MA by gift, 1985; Virginia Duval Gardner Wall (1905-1999), New York, NY likely by descent, 1979; Harrison (1901-1979) and Eloise L. Gardner (1908-1988), likely by descent; Philip (1871-1957) and Virginia Rebecca Atkinson Gardner (1874-1951) (m. 1899), Boston, MA likely by descent; Isaac Edmondson (1846-1906) and Viginia Duval Atkinson (1846-1908), Baltimore, MD likely by descent; James Edmondson (1808-1851) and Hannah Ann Smith Atkinson (1821-1899) (m. 1844), Baltimore, MD likely by descent; Thomas Marsh Smith, Baltimore, MD likely by gift; Matthew (1799-1865) and Catherine Marsh Smith (1790-1870), Baltimore, MD likely by commission
Inscribed: "TMS" engraved monogram
Markings: Retailer's mark stamped on bottom of base: "RIGGS"
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway
