Creamer
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
(founded 1831)
Date1886-1888
MediumSilver with gilding
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 4 inches (10.48 × 13.97 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Helen Jane and R. Hugh "Pat" Uhlmann Fund and the John W. Uhlmann Foundation
Object number2006.20.4
Signedmarked with Gorham hallmark on each piece
InscribedInscribed on underside of each vessel "S. J. Sorg"; inscribed on the handle of the tea kettle "Sorg"
MarkingsMarker's mark for Gorham (lion, anchor and "G") on all pieces and a Maltese cross for Gorham's year code for 1886 and stamped "2000"; kettle burner is marked "STERLING" with 8643 on each base's feet
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DescriptionThis ornately decorated, Persian-style five-piece silver tea service includes a tea kettle on stand, a teapot, lidded sugar basin, creamer and slop bowl. The creamer and slop bowl are gilded in the interior. The tea kettle retains its original sterling burner. All the vessels are decorated in the Near Eastern, or Persian, style. Each piece is a different design although all incorporate swirls, flowers, palmettes and Greek key designs. The kettle has a large looped handle constructed of silver imitating fabric pleats.
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