Physical Qualities
Sterling silver with champlevé enamel, 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 5/8 in. (14.9 x 14.9 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Museum's Staff in fond memory of friend and colleague Mimi Powell, and with profound respect for the dedication of her service from 1930 to 1987
Object Number
1987.291
Designers of silver objects sometimes choose to enliven a surface with color by adding gem stones, or in this case, turquoise enamel. Mary Catherine Knight came from the Gorham Company’s design department to supervise the Handicraft Shop in Wellesley Hills, near Boston, Massachusetts. An early outgrowth of Boston’s Society for Arts and Crafts, the shop emphasized handwork and valued techniques from past centuries. Here, Knight employed an old French champlevé process, which involved gouging out the metal surface to create patterns that are filled with brightly colored enamels.
Markings: "STERLING" stamped on underside of plate. Silhouette of a horse and rider stamped on underside of plate "1906" stamped on underside of plate
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway/Case 3