Visiting card case
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Date1870
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (0.6 x 6.4 x 8.3 cm)
InscribedStamped on lip: lion, anchor, "G/Sterling/C/10". Engraved initials "E.B.H." on front.
Credit LineGift of Admiral and Mrs. William Pierce Chilton
Object number87.380
Not on view
DescriptionShaped case with bright-cut designs in the Renaissance Revival manner. Hinged top opens to receive cards.Published ReferencesD.T. Rainwater, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SILVER MANUFACTURERS, (Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1975), pp. 60-61 for mark.
ca. 1918
