Dish
Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
Date1882
MediumSilver, mixed metals
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 7 1/2in. (28.6 × 28.6 × 19.1cm)
ClassificationsCULINARY ARTIFACTS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2017.13
DescriptionTrompe-l'oeil mixed metal dish with realistically chased rectangular woven and tasseled cloth napkin centered by a shallow, circular gilt bowl. One corner ornamented with a spray of fully-modeled copper cherries and crab apples, an applied fly, and an inchworm. Center of bowl is engraved with script monogram BMHP.On View
Not on viewCollections
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