GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY

A SILVER, GOLD AND COPPER VASE, 1880

Details

GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
A Silver, Gold and Copper Vase, 1880
chased by Taylor
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) deep
stamped STERLING & OTHER METALS B86 M GORHAM & CO., M (datemark for 1880) and with hallmarks

Literature

W. Hosley, exhibition catalogue, The Japan Idea: Art and Life in Victorian America, Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1990, p. 130 for an illustration of this vase.

Exhibited

Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, The Japanese Idea: Art and Life in Victorian America, October-December, 1990.

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Lot Essay

Only four examples of this vase were made, all by special order. It is noted in the Gorham costing book that example number two made in 1880 was chased by Taylor. Taylor, who was known for his superior skill, was given Gorham's more demanding tasks. It is also assumed that this exceptional, Taylor-chased version was chosen to be illustrated in the 1880 Hollowware 1884 Flatware Photo Book.

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