Gorham Manufacturing Company, United States, 1865 - 1961
Set of Twelve Punch Cups with Glass Inserts
Ladle
Carving Set
USS “Birmingham” Punch Service
The custom of honoring newly christened ships of the U.S. Navy with elaborate silver services began in the late 1880s. This so-called “presentation silver” was not purchased by the Navy, […]
Punch Bowl
This elaborate punch service, decorated with sinuous grapevines, bears the monogram of Olive Leeper Nelson (1871-1950) of Birmingham. In the late 1870s, influenced by Japanese decorative arts, American silver manufacturers […]