"Modern Decorator" Bowl

• Artist: Gorham Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Silver-plate, plastic, other metal
• Geographical Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Dates: ca. 1959
• Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (14.9 x 29.5 x 23.2 cm)
• Markings: on bottom: large silver label printed in blue, "Gorham/SILVERPLATE/ DECORATOR BOWL/ adjustable base...for/ imaginative floral arrangements/ Any non-tarnishing floral putty will hold glass or other/ flower arranger in place/ New ideal Adjustable/ wing nut swivels bowl/ to desired position" molded in plastic" "Gorham [in scriprt]"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 19, Shelf F
• Accession Number: 2010.29.2
• Image: CUR.2010.29.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2009

Catalogue Description:
Large asymmetric, biomorphic, free-form shaped bowl with waving contoured rim raised on a short, round, canted, black plastic base secured with a wing nut on underside.