Gorham Manufacturing Company

Blackjack tankard

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Blackjack tankard

Year

1905

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

leather, copper, silver

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

19 x 18 x 11 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 4 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Ab/from WFM/Xmas 1905

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.

Object Number

1993.093

Type

Exhibition History

Bottoms Up! Drinking Vessels from the Museum Collection
Aug 01, 2003 – Jul 31, 2004

Label copy

The designers at Gorham were clearly looking to examples such as the Medlycott mug in creating this 20th century revival of a blackjack. Blackjacks -- in common use throughout Europe until the 18th century -- are sewn leather drinking or sometimes pouring vessels that were originally lined with pitch or resin to make them water-tight.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Blackjack tankard, 1905
Silver; leather; copper
19 x 18 x 11 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 4 5/16 inches)
Gift of the Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc. 1993.093

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