Built in 1799 by merchant ship owner Thorowgood Smith, Willow Brook was an elegant Federal villa that stood near present day Mount and Hollins Streets in Baltimore. One of only two documented oval parlors in Maryland, this splendid space was rescued with funds contributed by the public when the original house was demolished in 1965. Woodwork, plasterwork, fenestration, and flooring from the parlor and adjoining hall were carefully dismantled and moved to the BMA. The room expresses sophisticated links to French and British neoclassical design, particularly the work of Scottish architect Robert Adam (1728-1792). Those responsible for the room’s exquisite plasterwork have not yet been identified. Willow Brook ornamentation calls to mind ambitious decorations planned by British-born Baltimore plasterer John Rawlins (d. 1788) and executed by Irish-born plasterer Richard Tharpe (or Thorpe) for the New Room, a grand space for entertaining at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. The current appearance of the Willow Brook room reflects information gained in a recent analysis of historic paint layers and studies of documented period color schemes. The white on white plasterwork plays with light and shadow, just as cast and engraved ornament on curved pieces of silver hollowware breaks up the light to enliven a shining metal surface. The reconstructed space of Willow Brook offers an ideal setting for experiencing pieces of silver within a domestically scaled setting.