Back view of cast silver check cutter (desk set accessory) with chasing front and back. Art nouveau tendrils with five petal flowers around. Shape tapers to thin, straight edge at bottom. Form also called a "straight edge", but called a "check cutter" in Gorham records and publicity materials. Part of 16-piece desk set made for the inlaid silver table exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Notes:
Gorham's marks of lion, anchor, and G on lower left corner of back
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 …
