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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Salt

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present), manufacturer

Title

Salt
Furber Collection

Year

1873

Medium

  • Silver with gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silver with gilding

Materials

sterling silver

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

6.6 x 15 x 6.9 cm (2 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[lion] [anchor] G / STERLING / F / 1200.
EIF

Marks: Lion/Anchor/G / STERLING / F / 1200

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc.

Object Number

1991.126.12

Type

  • Metalwork

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Gorham Silver. Selections from the Gift of Textron Inc.

  • Books

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

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Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present), manufacturer
Salt; Furber Collection, 1873
Silver with gilding
6.6 x 15 x 6.9 cm (2 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 11/16 inches)
The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc. 1991.126.12

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