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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Billings Cup, 1899

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American
  • William Christmas Codman, 1839-1921, English, designer
  • Herbert C. Lloyd, 1865-1951, American (b. England), chaser
  • Spaulding & Company, 1888 - 1973, American, retailer

Title

Martelé Billings Cup

Year

1899

Medium

Silver

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • sterling silver

Dimensions

19.8 x 24.7 x 23.5 cm (7 13/16 x 9 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marked: SPAULDING & CO. / CHICAGO / [eagle] / [lion] [anchor] G / "950-1000 FINE / 9164.
Inscribed: THE BILLINGS CUP / GIVEN BY / C.K.G. BILLINGS / FOR / MORGANS UNDER SADDLE / VERMONT STATE FAIR / 1913.

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1990.004

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

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