Match case
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Date1897
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (1.6 x 3.5 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedStamped on lip: Anchor, lion, "G/Sterling/trident/1205". Initialed on cartouche: "WMR" in script (conjoined).
Credit LineGift of Admiral and Mrs. William Pierce Chilton
Object number87.383
Not on view
DescriptionPlain black case with the front chased with palm leaves and two putti supporting a central cartouche engraved with initials "WMR" in conjoined script.Published ReferencesD.T. Rainwater, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SILVER MANUFACTURERS, (Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1975), pp. 60-61 for mark.
