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PMMS-019 Floral and Butterfly Motif
 

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IMSA #: PMMS-019

Estimated Date: 1881

Country of Origin: USA

Manufacturer: Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.: 71

Material: Sterling

Markings: Bezel marked "Sterling", "71", "N" date mark and Gorham mark

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): 2.37 x 1.09

Reverse: Engraved floral and butterfly motif

Description and Comments: Engraved floral and butterfly motif. Cross-hatched striker on bottom.

Submitted By: From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.
 



 
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