John Erwin
Sugar Tongs
1816
Physical Qualities
Silver, 6 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. (16.2 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.75
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.
Markings: Engraved: "M.N.C" in cursive Stamped: J. Erwin (in rectangle), Baltimore mark, date mark (E), profile Scratched: "VW" with "7" below
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway Case 2/C
