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/
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Gorham Collection
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