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Vase

Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1865-present
Medium: Silverplate
Place Manufactured: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Dates: ca. 1955
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 in. (19.7 x 8.1 x 8.1 cm) Other (Diameter of base): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Markings: Impressed on underside of bowl, in center: "anchor within a shield / F [?] and P in Gothic script within square stamp / GORHAM / YC / GPH"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 2002.14.2
Credit Line: Gift of Richard L. Huggins
Image: Overall, 2002.14.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Silverplate vase. General cylindrical form rises from flat base and bulges out in center of body; neck tapers into V-shape with rounded edges. CONDITION: Good; light scratches overall and a few small dents around body.

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