Gorham Manufacturing Company
Kettle and Stand
1882
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, ivory, Kettle, a: 9 1/8 × 5 7/8 × 8 in. (23.2 × 14.9 × 20.3 cm.)
Stand, b: 5 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (13.3 × 14.3 × 13.3 cm.)
Lamp burner, c: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 2.9 cm.)
Extinguisher, d: 3 × 1 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (7.6 × 3.5 × 5.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Bequest of Margaret Justine Gerwig; and Gift of Anna K. Bean in Memory of Lucy Wortham James
Object Number
1988.1342.1
Inscribed: VERSO: Engraved in script underneath kettle "E.W from E.P.W./1884"
Markings: Marked underneath kettle (a): "lion (symbol), anchor (symbol), G" "STERLING" "1680" "O" Marked underneath stand (b): "lion (symbol), anchor (symbol), G" "STERLING" "1680" "O" Marked underneath burner (c): "lion (symbol), anchor (symbol), G" "STERLING" "1680" "O"
