1924 Gorham Silverplated E.P. Water Pitcher 0380 56oz

Description

The Gorham silver electroplated water pitcher was manufactured in 1924. It is between 9 and 10 inches tall and between 4 and 5 inches wide.
Silver plated, Silver electroplated and Silver soldered means the exact same thing: 2 ounces of silver plated over brass or copper. The silver soldered items are named differently because they were sold either to hotels or to political establishments.
Based on the book titled “Gorham Silver” by Charles H. Carpenter Jr., Gorham Manufacturing company started with a young, exceptionally talented silversmith with ambition named Jabez Gorham, in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1831. Jabez was born on February 18
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, 1792, in Providence and he was the fifth of eight children and a fifth generation New Englander with English origins. When he turned 14, he then started his seven-year apprenticeship with Nehemiah Dodge, a successful jeweler who had his own jewelry shop on Main Street, Providence since 1794. What makes Jabez Gorham so special was that he grew up in a town that was not as much an attractive place for silversmiths as Newport, which was 40 miles away.
When his apprenticeship was completed, Jabez then partnered with Christopher Burr, William Hadwin, George C. Clark and Henry Mumford, to manufacture jewelry on Main Street. In 1818, their partnership had dissolved and Jabez continued alone as Jabez Gorham, Jeweler. In the 1820s, he moved his business to No. 12 Steeple Street in Providence and he frequently traveled to Boston and New York to sale his wares. It is through those frequent travels that he partnered with a young silversmith and apprentice of Lewis Cary, named Henry Lamson Webster. Thus, to the jewelry making, was added coin, and silver spoons to their craft. Jabez was in charge of the jewelry department as Henry of the silver making. Their partnership prospered but in 1841, Jabez retired, selling his entire share to two manufacturing jewelers in Providence, Peter Church and Whitney Metcalf, while the silver branch of the business was continued by Henry Webster under the name of H. L. Webster & Co.
In 1855, new patterns of flatware were introduced such as Josephine and Roman. In 1861, three new flatware patterns were introduced: Cottage, Beaded and Grecian. In 1864, it was the Medallion, a highly successful pattern that was retailed by Tiffany & Co. of New York along with several other companies. In 1861, when Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, moved into the Whitehouse in March 1861, they acquired a large and impressive tea and coffee service made by Gorham Company. In 1891, when George Wilkinson, the Englishman designer of the Medallion pattern, retired, he was replaced by William Christmas Codman, a 52 year old Englishman with a particular talent in painting and drawing. Codman is mostly known for Gorham most popular pattern of all time, Chantilly, for which he obtained a design patent on July 30
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, 1895.
Return Policy:
Return will only be accepted with reasonable cause. If item is damaged, pictures of damages is required as proof. Items are antiques and as over 100 years old pieces, they are expected to be scratched and have tarnished stains. Those same attributes are not acceptable reasons to be considered for a return. Item must be returned unused and in the exact same condition it was shipped.
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