Object Details
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Coffee service consisting of tray (a), creamer (b), coffee pot (c) and sugar bowl (d). Service features repoussé and chased with flowers and tendrils, all parts engraved with interlaced monogram ECM. Tray (a) is rectangular-shaped with cut out handles. Engraved on bottom: “Presented by the Attachés of the Sheriff's Office of New York County during years 1902–1903 to Edward C. Moen Under Sheriff.” Creamer (b) with short body, curved handle, and tall neck forming open spout. Coffee pot (c) with tall neck, slender spot, and curved handle with ivory rings. Domed, hinged cover with finial. Sugar bowl (d) is squat bowl with scrolled foot and rim, curved handles.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Möen
Date
1903
Accession Number
1963-77-1-a/d
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
coffee service
Type
coffee service
Medium
silver, gold, ivory
Dimensions
H x W x D (tray (a)): 3 × 37 × 22.6 cm (1 3/16 × 14 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
H x W x D (creamer (b)): 12.1 × 10.2 × 7.3 cm (4 3/4 in. × 4 in. × 2 7/8 in.)
H x W x D (coffee pot (c)): 27.5 × 19.2 × 11.8 cm (10 13/16 × 7 9/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
H x W x D (sugar bowl (d)): 8 × 14.2 × 11.2 cm (3 1/8 × 5 9/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
used in
New York, New York, USA
made in
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-77-1-a_d