Writing desk made for the Gorham display at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Also displayed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915
Stamped with Gorham (lion, anchor, G) marks and "sterling" and "C/C/X" on backside of mirror
Signed: "WC Codman 1903", burnished along top right edge of center drawer.
Measurements of original: 48.5 x 54 x 30 in. (to the height of the mirror); 31 x 54 x 30 in.(to the height of the tabletop); 30 x 18 x 21 in. (chair); 18 in. (height to the seat of the chair)
Repository: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
A collection of drawings, sketches, and digital objects pertaining to the design process used by the Gorham Manufacturing Company to create its hand-crafted consumer silver products. Featured are many objects from Gorham’s Martelé line, a product that was entirely handmade …
