a gift in 1933 by mrs. miles white, jr. of over 200 pieces of maryland silver formed the nucleus of a silver collection that now encompasses objects by leading 18th- and early 19th-century silversmiths in annapolis and baltimore, as well as examples of early english silver owned by maryland families during the federal era. among them is the annapolis subscription plate, made by annapolis silver smith john inch and the oldest surviving silver object made in maryland. later masterworks by artists from louis comfort tiffany to georg jensen are also on view.