Gorham Silver 1831-1981 by Carpenter, Charles H - 1982

NY: Dodd Mead, 1982, 1982 xii, 332 pp, illust 8 colorplates and 295 b/w, 40 photos of marks and photos of 313 flatware patterns for identification, Gorham source material, appendices, bibliog, index. The 150 year history of the Gorham Company with principal emphasis on the period 1831-1915. A survey of objects made by the company. Studies the styles and stylistic currents of the time and gives an account of how the objects were made, and the social forces influencing the making and using the wares. An aid for identification with sections on patterns and marks in the appendices. Invaluable to the collector, dealer, curator, auctioneer, appraiser, art historian. This is the original, scarce publication and is signed by the author. NF book in price clipped dj with minor edge tears.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.