Wine Pitcher
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
(founded 1831)
Date1893
MediumSilver with gilding and glass
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 9 × 7 inches (30.48 × 22.86 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Charlotte and Perry Faeth Fund
Object number2006.19
Markingsmarked on neck: Gorham's mark (lion, anchor, "G"), STERLING, S1067 1/22, Gorham's date mark for 1893 (two connected globes with longitude and latitude lines
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DescriptionThe water pitcher has a globular glass body with diamond-cut hexagonal panels that surround star-shaped rosetttes. The glass is encircled by a silver rope-twist band below the first row of diamond-cut panels. The neck and handle of the pitcher are case silver. The silver neck is encircled with a scene of human figures among grapevines and a banded reed border. The rim and spout is ornamented with scrolls and shells. Underneath the spout is a large Pan mask: a human face with mustache, beard and goat ears and horns. The handle is embellished with bellflower roping, acanthus leaves and scale work.
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