Gorham Manufacturing Company
Decanter
1870
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
Decanter
1870
Physical Qualities
Glass, silver, cork, Bottle: 11 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (28.9 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Cork: 7/8 x 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Women's Committee
Object Number
1996.159.1
High-shouldered and straight-sided, the bottle has a flared cork stopper which is partially cased in silver. The silver overlay design is of thistles and leaves.
'In a Cleveland collection for the last 60 years,' see bill of sale.
'The American Heritage History of Antiques from the Civil War to World War I,' p. 247, fig. 323. Dorothy T. Rainwater, 'Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, NY: Crown Publishers, 1975, pp. 60-61. Jayne E. Stokes, 'Sumptuous Surrounds/Silver Overlay on Ceramic and Glass,' Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1990.
Inscribed: RECTO: Bottle engraved in script "FRW"
Markings: Marked underneath bottle "Lion" "Anchor" "G"
