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Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Tray, 1878

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American

Title

Tray

Year

1878

Medium

Silver with gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gilding,
  • gilded,
  • silver,
  • AR

Dimensions

2 x 27.3 x 20.6 cm (13/16 x 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

marked: [lion] [anchor] G / STERLING / A23 / K.

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc.

Object Number

1991.126.50

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Gorham Silver. Selections from the Gift of Textron Inc.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver

May 3 - December 1, 2019

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

After Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy pressed Japan to open trade with the West in 1854, a flood of Japanese decorative arts reached American shores. A mania for Japanese design followed, and in the 1870s and 1880s played a significant role in the development of the American Aesthetic movement. The simplicity, exoticism, and naturalism found in Japanese design were considered particularly avant-garde and innovative in 19th-century America.

The exterior decorations of the pitcher and cups cleverly refer to its contents, depicting a watery lower half which is swimming with fish and turtles while the sky above is populated with butterflies and dragonflies.

After Eden

April 26 - December 29, 1996

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Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Water Pitcher, 1878

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Pair of Cups, 1878

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