Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company (Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831)Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Berry Spoon
- from the "Hound" pattern
Datec. 1868–1875
Made inProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
MediumSilver and silver gilding
Dimensions10 × 2 5/8 in. (25.4 × 6.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Jas A. Gundry
Object numberB.97.10
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Byzantine, one of the Gorham Manufacturing Company's most enduring patterns, was introduced about 1865. Shortly thereafter Gorham offered this variant, known as Hound, by simply attaching a cast canine to the end of the handle.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceJames A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: Transposed H over a stylized Y
Marked incuse: a variation on the standard Gorham marks of a lion, an anchor, and an old English G [similar to B.97.7.1–.4]; STERLING
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
c. 1860–1875
Silver and silver gilding
B.97.7.1-.4
