Gorham Manufacturing Company
Serving Plate

Serving Plate

Public Domain

ManufacturerProvidence, Rhode Island, founded 1831
RetailerAmerican, 1888–1920
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Serving Plate
Date1914
PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions15/16 × 11 1/16 in. diameter (2.4 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alice C. Simkins in memory of Elsie Nicholson Simkins
Object number87.263
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceCommissioned by Ernest and Grace King, near Homer, Minnesota; [Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1987.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
a lion passant, an anchor, a Gothic "G" / "5281" in a rectangle and "A" / an eagle's head facing left

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