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Salad Serving Set

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-187895

Description

Silver serving spoon and fork with curved black wood handles. Where the servers attach to the handles there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

servers (serving utensils)
silver (metal)
wood (plant material)
Server, Salad

Inscription

"GORHAM (anchor symbol) / N20" (silver maker's mark on serving end)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

1 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1500

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