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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Billings Cup

Maker

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

Title

Martelé Billings Cup
Martele

Year

1899

Medium

  • silver

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • silver

Materials

sterling silver

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

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.

Marks: Gorham's lion, anchor, G stamps

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1990.004

Type

  • Metalwork

Publications

  • Books

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver
Designing Brilliance 1850-1970
May 03, 2019 – Dec 01, 2019

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
William Christmas Codman (English, 1839-1921), designer
Herbert C. Lloyd (American, b. England, 1865-1951), chaser
Spaulding & Company (American, 1888 - 1973), retailer
Martelé Billings Cup; Martele, 1899
Silver
19.8 x 24.7 x 23.5 cm (7 13/16 x 9 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 1990.004

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