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Attributed to Thomas Pairpoint, designer

Waiter, 1873

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American
  • Attributed to Thomas Pairpoint, 1838-1902, American, designer

Title

Waiter

Year

1873

Medium

Silver with gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silver,
  • AR,
  • gilding,
  • gilded

Dimensions

12.4 x 85.3 x 52.6 cm (4 7/8 x 33 9/16 x 20 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marked: GORHAM MFG. CO. / 1 BOND ST. NY. G [lion] [anchor] G [trefoil] / STERLING / 1000 / 28.
Inscribed: EIF

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

The Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron Inc.

Object Number

1991.126.43

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

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