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Gorham Manufacturing Company by jekky
(871, 'History br Gorham silver was founded in Providence Rhode Island 1831 by Jabez Gorham a master craftsman in partnership with Henry L Webster The firm s chief product was spoons of coin silver The company also made thimbles combs jewelry and other small items In 1842 a tariff which effectively blocked the importation of silverware from outside the United States was passed which aided the American silver industry Jabez Gorham did not take full advantage of this opportunity but in 1847 Jabez retired and his son John Gorham succeeded him as head of the company John Gorham introduced mechanized production methods enlarged the premises in downtown Providence improved the designs and expanded the product line In 1852 Gorham toured many of Europe s silver workshops and manufacturers speaking with individual specialists including master craftsmen and toolmakers He also sought out highly skilled foreign workmen to train his American workers George Wilkinson a premier designer and workshop manager was hired from England br A Gorham advertisement from 1890 br During the heyday of American silver manufacturing approximately 1850 1940 Gorham was highly influential br In 1865 a charter was granted by the Rhode Island legislature by the name of Gorham Manufacturing Company br In 1890 the company relocated to a factory on Adelaide Avenue in Providence br In 1895 the famed Gorham designer William C Codman designed Chantilly which has become the most famous of Gorham s flatware patterns Matching holloware has been made in both sterling and silverplate br 390 Fifth Avenue Manhattan NYCLPC br In 1905 the firm opened a show and sales office on Fifth Avenue in New York City which was designed for Gorham by renowned architect Stanford White In 1906 Gorham purchased another long time rival Kerr amp Co which was based in New Jersey br The company was purchased by Textron in 1967 a move that some critics claim decreased quality due to management s lack of understanding of Gorham s specialty producing high quality sterling silverware and holloware br Gorham was owned by Brown Forman Corporation from 1991 to 2005 until it was sold to Department 56 in the Lenox holdings transaction br Major commissions br Piece created for Edward Dickinson Baker br The White House has used Gorham silver services during many administrations Mary Todd Lincoln purchased an impressive tea and flatware service for use in the White House in 1859 The tea service was presented to the National Museum of American History in 1957 Mrs Ulysses S Grant asked Gorham to commemorate the country s one hundredth anniversary with a spectacular Century Vase that contained over 2 000 ounces of sterling silver and a grand loving cup composed of 70 000 dimes was designed for Admiral George Dewey in 1899 The largest single commission Gorham ever received was the famous Furber service Ordered by Colonel Henry Jewett Furber the president of Universal Life Insurance Company of New York the opulent 740 piece service represents Victorian era dining at its most elaborate The monumental silver and parcel gilt Neptune epergne made for Furber as part of this service was displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 A large portion of the service now can be viewed at the Rhode Island School of Design as part of its exhibit on American decorative arts br The George W Bush family chose Gorham s Chantilly as the flatware service on Air Force One br Gorham artisans also sculptured the famous monument of George Washington in the Capitol s Rotunda the statue of Theodore Roosevelt that overlooks the Museum of Natural History in New York and the famous Independent Man which tops Rhode Island s state house br Gorham designed a number of elaborate trophies for sporting events including the Borg Warner Trophy for the Indianapolis 500 designed by Robert J Hill br European recognition br In 1886 a commentator wrote in the London Magazine of Art br If we go to one of the first London silversmiths and ask for spoons and forks we are met at once with the smiling query Yes Sir fiddle or old English Fiddle or old English If we decline both those chaste designs we are assured that there is still a large selection of patterns remaining The Lily the Beaded King s Pattern and Queen s Pattern There perforce our choice must end Mark the difference in this one article between the supine conservatism of the English manufacturers and the alertness and constant progress of the American maker For instance Gorham would not be satisfied unless it produced every year or two new patterns nearly all of which are beautiful and of which they will produce a complete service of all articles for table use from a salt spoon to a soup ladle br In 1893 a French observer was surprised by America s remarkable fertility in the variety of its patterns for table services Of the flatware patterns designed by F A Heller 1839 1904 for Gorham he wrote we have no idea of the richness of ornamentation of these services and of the amount of talent expended by him in the engraving of the dies which he has made on the other side of the Atlantic br Notes and references br Lost Luster br Translation of the French from M Camille Krantz International Exposition of Chicago 1893 Paris 1894 pp 4 5 br Silver in America 1840 1940 Magazine Antiques December 1994 by Charles L Venable br Gorham Silver 1831 1981 N Y Dodd Mead 1983 by Charles H Carpenter br External links br Gorham history br Categories American silversmiths Manufacturing companies of the United States Companies based in Rhode Island')
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