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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Chair, 1903

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Description

Maker

  • Joseph Edward Straker, 1843-1912, English, silversmith
  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American
  • Potter and Company, active 1878-1910, American, cabinetmaker
  • Franz Ziegler, 1869-1934, German, carver
  • William Christmas Codman, 1839-1921, English, designer

Title

Martelé Chair

Year

1903

Medium

Ebony, mahogany, silver, ivory, and gilded tooled leather

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • redwood,
  • boxwood,
  • thuyawood,
  • mother of pearl,
  • ebony,
  • ivory,
  • silver,
  • AR,
  • leather,
  • mahogany

Dimensions

Chair: 76 x 46 x 63.5 cm (29 15/16 x 18 1/8 x 25 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed:WC Codman 1903

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thurber

Object Number

58.095b

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

The Gorham Collection

May 29 - August 29, 1992

Sixteen Chairs

January 13 - March 4, 1973

Related

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Martelé Writing Table and Chair, 1903

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