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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Writing Table and Chair,

Description

Maker

Title

Martelé Writing Table and Chair

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Table: 124 x 136.5 x 76 cm (48 13/16 x 53 3/4 x 29 15/16 inches); Chair: 76 x 46 x 63.5 cm (29 15/16 x 18 1/8 x 25 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Table marked on back of mirror: [lion] [anchor] G STERLING CCX
Chair marked on lower back of backrest: [lion] [anchor] G / CCY / STERLING
Signed inside center drawer: "W C Codman 1903."

Signed:"WC Codman 1903", burnished along top right edge of center drawer.

Place

Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island

Type

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thurber

Object Number

58.095ab

About

Martelé Writing Table and Chair

Marks: Table marked on back of mirror: [lion] [anchor] G STERLING CCX
Chair marked on lower back of backrest: [lion] [anchor] G / CCY / STERLING
Signed inside center drawer: "W C Codman 1903."

Signed:"WC Codman 1903", burnished along top right edge of center drawer.

Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island

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