Gorham Manufacturing Company
Pitcher

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Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company(Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831)Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831

CultureAmerican

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Pitcher

Datec. 1879

PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States

MediumSterling silver, gold and copper

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 4 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (19.7 × 11.1 × 19.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Eleanor Freed in memory of her parents, Esther and David W. Kempner

Object number82.529

Non exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceEleanor Freed Stern, Houston; given to MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryBayou Bend Museum of Americana at Tenneco, Houston, September 22, 1991–February 26, 1993.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850–1970," Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, May 3–December 1, 2019; Cincinnati Art Museum, March 13–July 5, 2020.

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