"Medallion" water pitcher

Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company

Retailer J. E. Caldwell and Company

Date1866

Geographic OriginProvidence, Rhode Island | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States of America

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: H 12 in. (H 30.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Helene Perry Griffin, 1968

Object number68.199

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Object NamePitcher

Title Details

Label Caption Title "Medallion" water pitcher

InscriptionsInscribed and dated 1866, from a mother to a daughter: "Mary S. Perry/from/Mother/1866"Marks and Labels/Stampsboth maker's mark and retailer's mark on bottom: J.E. CALDWELL & CO. incuse above octagonal pseudo hallmarks of Lion and G flanking an anchor in a shield shape, over 211 (form number)Exhibition History"Style, Status and Sterling: The Triumph of Silver in America, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (March 11, 2005 - May 31, 2006)
"Holloware and Artifacts," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, New York (1975)

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