Punch bowl
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Date1900
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 20 x 13 1/4 in. (35.6 x 50.8 x 33.7 cm)
InscribedMarked on bottom: Gorham lion, spread eagle above an anchor and "G/950-1000 FINE./2518" and with a monogram and the year "1900".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.528
Not on view
DescriptionPunch bowl decorated with waves, mermaids and various leaves and flowers in flowering forms. Two handles.Exhibition HistoryTREASURES FROM THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM 19th CENTURY AMERICA, FURNITURE AND OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16-September 7, 1970. SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, September 16, 1993-February 11, 1994 Published ReferencesDavid Revere McFadden and Mark A. Clark, TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, (Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1989), p. 86-87, no. 47 for illus. and information. 19TH CENTURY AMERICA FURNITURE AND OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, (The New York Graphic Society: New York, 1970), No. 275, illus.
