Compote
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1866
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 9 in. (20.3 x 22.9 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Inscribed"EV" monogrammed below head on either side of bowl. Stamped: lion, anchor, "G", "260" and "Sterling".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.525
Not on view
DescriptionCompanion piece with 77.507. Two handles decorated each with elk's head in relief and acanthus leaf. The rim is decorated between each handle with aEgyptian-like full face with headdress flanked with a floral motif-all in relief. "EV" is monogrammed below the head on either side of the bowl. The base rim is decorated with encircled relief heads in profile of a baby, man with beard and mustache, man with mustache, and female, all looking left. Bilateral leaf design between heads.
