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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Martelé Centerpiece
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Martelé Centerpiece

Designer William Christmas Codman (English, 1839 - 1921)
Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)
Date1904
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/2 x 22 x 35 in. (57.2 x 55.9 x 88.9 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.128
Terms
  • Martele
  • Providence, RI
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThis centerpiece is finely chased with art nouveau designs, and the handles of its main bowl are formed of cast and applied figures of mermaids. Placed in the central support is the cast figure of a winged woman and four whiplash arms, which support the four smaller bowls and have at their bases the face of a woman with long flowing hair. Four dishes extend out from the central support at its base.

Label TextWilliam Christmas Codman, designer English, 1839–1921 Gorham Manufacturing Company Providence, Rhode Island Martelé Centerpiece, 1904 Sterling silver Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 78.128
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