Punch bowl | Ladle

Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company

Date1901-1902

Geographic OriginProvidence, Rhode Island

DimensionsOverall (punch bowl): H 12 1/4 x W 20 x D 16 1/8 in. (H 31.1 x W 50.8 x D 41 cm)
Overall (ladle; flat): H 3 x W 16 x D 4 1/2 in. (H 7.6 x W 40.6 x D 11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Barbara Schwartz in memory of her parents, Iris and Seymour Schwartz, 2017

Object number2017.26A,B

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Object NamePunch bowl | Ladle

InscriptionsA: C F CURTIS scratched into underside near mark; B: CFC scratched into underside near markMarks and Labels/StampsA: "Martele" incuse in gothic letters, above Gorham's Lion-Anchor-G marks, the anchor topped with a spread-winged eagle; above "950-1000 FINE" above "SPAULDING & CO. / CHICAGO."; B: has the same mark,except arranged in a line, and lacking city name. Bowl code letters on base ANO; ladle code letters CKT. Code letters indicate that the punch bowl was completed 12/2/1901 and the ladle completed 3/3/1902.ProvenancePurchased by Iris Schwartz in the 1990s. Originally made for Charles F. Curtis (1846-1915) window and door manufacturer in Clinton, Iowa.

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