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Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance, 1850-1970

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Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance, 1850-1970

A survey of America's preeminent maker of fine silver and its legacy of exceptional design and innovation in the decorative arts.

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 produced 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, insightful essays are accompanied by gorgeous new photography of splendid silver pieces along with a wealth of 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 major new book casts new light on more than 120 years of grand aesthetic styles in silver, innovative industrial practices, and American social and cultural norms.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli Electa
Manufacturer Rizzoli Electa
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 300 Colour and B/W Photographs
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2019-04-30
UnitCount 1
UPCs 000847862526
EANs 9780847862528

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