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Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Tea and Coffee Service, ca. 1860

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American, manufacturer

Title

Tea and Coffee Service

Year

ca. 1860

Medium

Coin silver with gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • coin silver

Techniques

  • chasing

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc.

Object Number

1991.126.215

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver

May 3 - December 1, 2019

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

This service’s design pattern was conceived circa 1859 and acquired by Mary Lincoln for the White House in 1861. Gorham was the first American silver company to employ mechanization in their production, thus securing the company’s success. In 1852 Gorham ordered the first steam-powered press made to stamp flatware; the first pattern the press produced was Josephine, which was also owned by President and Mrs. Lincoln. Not only had Gorham made their mark in the industry, but they also garnered cultural status with important commissions and clients.

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

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