Gorham Pineapple jar

[maxbernat]

Hi all, just came into this Gorham pineapple jar, sans lid, at a local Goodwill. I haven't found any other examples of it. Plenty of glass jars with sterling lids, but no sterling jars. I also don't see a date mark (can I assume that the A is the date mark, putting this at around 1868?) It measures 3.5" tall. Weighs 236 grams. Nice gold wash inside. I'd appreciate any insight. Thanks.

[maxbernat]

BY the way, I'm inclined to have a new lid made out of, say, rosewood, or something else more available.

[Aguest]

Might date to circa 1920 would be my guess. :::: About 10 years ago I remember seeing a lid with a pineapple on it, I can't remember the maker, it was a sterling silver lid for a jar with a tiny pineapple on top which would be the part where you grab with your fingers to lift the lid off of the jar. :::: I wish I had kept it because I always wondered if there was a jar out there missing a pineapple lid. ::::

[mdhavey]

Wow, what a find -- congrats. I never thought to hunt for beautiful sterling items at a Goodwill!

[maxbernat]

Never expected to find it at Goodwill. But it is VERY clearly marked, so I don't know how it got through the vetters.

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[amena]

This is why we go to flea markets