George Washington Maher
Flatware Set for Twelve

DesignerAmerican, 1864–1926
ManufacturerProvidence, Rhode Island, founded 1831
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Flatware Set for Twelve
  • from the "Rockledge" pattern
Datec. 1912
PlaceUnited States
MediumMartelé standard silver
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Bill and Leta Schoen and an anonymous donor
Object number87.262.1-.12
Not on view

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Provenance[Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1987.
Exhibition History“Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 30–February 15, 2015.

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