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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Writing Table
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Description

Maker

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

Title

Martelé Writing Table

Year

1903

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

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

Geography

Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island

Dimensions

Table: 124 x 136.5 x 76 cm (48 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 29 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed:WC Codman 1903

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thurber

Object Number

58.095a

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

After Eden
The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
Apr 26, 1996 – Dec 29, 1996
The Gorham Collection
Selections from the Gift of Textron Inc.
May 29, 1992 – Aug 29, 1992

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Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
William Christmas Codman (English, 1839-1921), designer
Joseph Edward Straker (English, 1843-1912), silversmith
Franz Ziegler (German, 1869-1934), carver
Potter and Company (American, active 1878-1910), associated artist/maker
Martelé Writing Table, 1903
Ebony, mahogany, boxwood, redwood, thuya wood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, silver, mirrored glass
Table: 124 x 136.5 x 76 cm (48 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 29 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thurber 58.095a

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