Author: Williams, Elizabeth Ann: Banas, Emily
Title: Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance, 1850-1970
Description: New York, N.Y. Rizzoli Electa, 2019. Softcover. Softcover Quarto with full panel flaps. 287 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 29 x 26 cm. Established in 1831, the Gorham Manufacturing Company adeptly coupled art and industry, rising to become an industry leader of stylistic and technological achievement in America and around the world. It was the only major competitor of Tiffany and Co. producing public presentation pieces and one-of-a-kind showstoppers for important occasions, as well as tableware for everyday use. Its works trace a narrative arc not only of great design but also of American ambitions. In this volume,essays are accompanied by new photography of silver pieces along with archival images, design drawings, casting patterns, and company records that reveal a rich heritage of a giant in decorative arts and silver manufacturing. Produced in collaboration with the RISD Museum, which has the world's most significant collection of Gorham silver, this book casts new light on more than 120 years of grand aesthetic styles in silver, innovative industrial practices, and American social and cultural norms. VG+. Lightest shelfwear to the fore edge of the covers. Otherwise clean and unmarked.

Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Gorham Silver ; ; Fine Metalwork - American


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