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Black, Starr & Gorham Sterling Silver Bar Cocktail Shaker Mid-Century Modern

Name: Black, Starr & Gorham Sterling Silver Bar Cocktail Shaker Mid-Century Modern
Brand: Black, Starr & Gorham
Price: 1875 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Black, Starr & Gorham sterling silver bar cocktail shaker, in Mid-Century Modern style in beautiful geometric design. It measures 8 3/4'' in height by 5'' in width by 4 1/3'' in depth, weighs 20 ozt, and bears hallmarks and engravings as shown. The oldest continuously operating jewelry firm in the United States, Black, Starr & Frost also produced objects in silver. Already in 1860, the company received an order for more than $12,000 of jewelry and silverware from Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1929, Black, Starr & Frost merged with Gorham Corporation, and was renamed Black, Starr, Frost-Gorham. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing, approximately 1850–1940, Gorham was highly influential. The White House has used Gorham silver services during many administrations. Mary Todd Lincoln purchased an impressive tea and flatware service for use in the White House in 1859. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant asked Gorham to commemorate the country's one-hundredth anniversary with a spectacular Century Vase that contained over 2,000 oz (57,000 g) of sterling silver, and in 1899, it produced a grand "loving cup" composed of 70,000 dimes was designed for Admiral George Dewey. Colonel Henry Jewett Furber placed the largest single commission Gorham ever received for what became known as the famous Furber service. The opulent 740-piece service represents Victorian era dining at its most elaborate. The monumental silver and parcel-gilt "Neptune" epergne made for Furber as part of this service was displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Gorham artisans also sculpted the famous monument of George Washington in the Capitol's Rotunda and the statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New York.

Creator:

Black, Starr & Gorham (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 4.33 in (11 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Silver,Sterling Silver

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

20th Century