Ladle
- MAKER:
Attributed to
George Wilkinson ( American, 1819 - 1894 )
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company ( American, 1831 )
- DATE:
- c. 1870
General Description
Designer George Wilkinson's work for Gorham Manufacturing Company from 1857 onwards is characterized by innovative new shapes and applications of ornament. This Egyptian Revival-style ladle, which features a severe handle flanked by cast figures, is typical of his designs.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 67-68, 331.
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