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Check cutter: detail view

Description

Abstract:
Detail of cast silver check cutter (desk set accessory). Shows lower left corner of back with Gorham's marks of lion, anchor, and G. 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:
Size of original: 2.5 cm. x 23.8 cm. x 5.7 cm.
Weight of original 5.2 oz.
Material: Cast sterling silver
Style: Art nouveau
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr.
Repository: Rhode Island School of Design Museum

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Gorham Silver Company, "Check cutter: detail view " (1903). Gorham Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:52349/

Relations

Collection:

  • Gorham Collection

    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 …
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