Compote
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1865
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (32.1 x 31.4 cm)
InscribedMarked on bottom: lion, anchor & "G & tco".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.505
Not on view
DescriptionRound base raised on four square feet. Base has raised and engraved designs. Nude figure of a woman supporting a round tapered shaft which the round bowl rests on. Figure has swirling drapery around it.Exhibition HistoryTREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. Published ReferencesDavid Revere McFadden and Mark A. Clark, TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, (Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1989). Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., GORHAM SILVER 1831-1981, (Dodd, Mead & Co.: New York, 1982), p. 54, fig. 42.
