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Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Ice Cream Spoon, 1879

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American

Title

Ice Cream Spoon

Year

1879

Medium

silver; gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gilding,
  • gilded,
  • silver,
  • AR

Dimensions

15.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm (6 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marked: STERLING / [lion] [anchor] G
Inscribed: EIF

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc.

Object Number

1991.126.71.11

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver. Selections from the Gift of Textron Inc.

Related

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Ice Cream Spoons (set of 24), 1879

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