Simon Wedge, Sr.
Waste Bowl
1804-1814
Physical Qualities
Silver, 4 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (10.5 × 18.7 × 13.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John G. Matthews, Henderson, North Carolina
Object Number
1989.344.5
The coffeepot, sugar bowl, and cream pot displayed in the case at right [#1] belong to the same service as this waste bowl. Bold gadrooning emphasizes the monumental scale of each piece.
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 at the BMA
