Collections: Decorative Arts: Covered Dish

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Covered Dish

• Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1865-present
• Medium: Silverplate
• Place Manufactured: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Dates: ca. 1955
• Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (13.7 x 39.5 x 29.1 cm) Other (Dish (a) ): 2 7/8 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (7.3 x 39.5 x 29.1 cm) Other (Cover (b) ): 3 1/8 x 10 x 10 in. (7.9 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on underside of bowl, in center: anchor within a shield / "F [?]" and "P" in Gothic script within square stamp / "GORHAM" / YC / GPG"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 2002.14.3a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Richard L. Huggins
• Image: Overall, 2002.14.3a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Gorham Manufacturing Company (1865-present). Covered Dish, ca. 1955. Silverplate, 5 3/8 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (13.7 x 39.5 x 29.1 cm) Other (Dish (a) ): 2 7/8 x 15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (7.3 x 39.5 x 29.1 cm) Other (Cover (b) ): 3 1/8 x 10 x 10 in. (7.9 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard L. Huggins, 2002.14.3a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.14.3a-b.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Silverplate covered dish. Dish (a) consists of shallow bowl with rim that arches up around edge and extends at sides to form two wide, slightly squared handles. Shallow domed lid (b) fits within rim of bowl; large finial formed by tube that flares out at top. Condition: Good; light scratches all over; a few pit marks around inside of dish.