Match case
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Date1869
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (1 x 3.2 x 6.4 cm)
InscribedStamped on lip: Anchor, lion, "G/Sterling/B/1010". Engraved: "JKK" in conjoined script.
Credit LineGift of Admiral and Mrs. William Pierce Chilton
Object number87.384
Not on view
DescriptionElongated oval-shaped case chased with leafage, flowers and shells. Hinged top to receive matches. "JKK" in script conjoined.Published ReferencesD.T. Rainwater, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SILVER MANUFACTURERS, (Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1975), pp. 60-61 for mark.
