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Soup Tureen

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Art Object Info

Maker: Charles Louis Boehme

Medium:
Silver
Size:
Depth: 10 1/2"
Width: 18 1/4"
Height: 13 1/4"
Date:
c.1800

Devoid of superfluous ornamentation, this magnificent soup tureen relies on simplified lines and large reflective surfaces for its powerful visual impact. A cast finial on the lid replicates the tureen in miniature. A study in sumptuous simplicity, the tureen is one of the finest known examples of early Maryland silver. Sadly for the corpus of Baltimore Federal silver, the talented Charles Louis Boehme gave up silversmithing sometime around 1812 to pursue other interests.

Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore BMA 1933.54.42

Soup Tureen

Maker: Charles Louis Boehme
Date:
c.1800
Medium:
Silver
Size:
Depth: 10 1/2"
Width: 18 1/4"
Height: 13 1/4"

Devoid of superfluous ornamentation, this magnificent soup tureen relies on simplified lines and large reflective surfaces for its powerful visual impact. A cast finial on the lid replicates the tureen in miniature. A study in sumptuous simplicity, the tureen is one of the finest known examples of early Maryland silver. Sadly for the corpus of Baltimore Federal silver, the talented Charles Louis Boehme gave up silversmithing sometime around 1812 to pursue other interests.

Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore BMA 1933.54.42