Gorham silver : designing brilliance, 1850-1970 / edited by Elizabeth A. Williams ; with contributions by Emily Banas [and ten others].

Catalog accompanies the exhibition of the same name on view at the RISD Museum, May 3-September 15, 2019; the Cincinnati Art Museum, March 13-June 7, 2000; and the Mint Museum, July 25-November 1, 2020.

Illustrations on lining papers.

Design: James Goggin & Shan James at Practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gorham silver and American industrialism: to handle silver as though it were putty / Gerald M. Carbone and Holly Snyder -- Gorham works 18602-1870s -- Gorham silver and social asperations: exceedingly splendid / Jeannine Falino -- The Gorham Furber service / Elizabeth A. Williams -- Gorham works 1870s-1890s -- Designing Gorham silver: the restless laboratory / David L. Barquist -- Gorham works 1890s-1900s -- Creating Gorham silver: the most perfect system / Elizabeth A. Williams -- Gorham works 1900s-1960s -- Marketing Gorham silver: placing silver before the public / Amy Miller Deham and Catherine L. Futter -- Gorham silver conservation project / Ingrid A. Neuman -- Gorham documentation project / Erik Gould -- Objects and illustrations / Emily Banas -- Selected references -- Glossary -- Selected Gorham marks -- Contributors -- Index.

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 was the only major competitor of Tiffany and Co., producing 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.00Exhibition: RISD Museum, Providence, USA (03.05.-01.12.2019).