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Gorham at the Centennial Exhibition 1876
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:45 pm
by dognose
Hi,
This is a flyer from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition where The Gorham Company exhibited their famous Century Vase.
I don't know if these are uncommon, but I had not seen one before.
Trev.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:40 pm
by kerangoumar
Trev that's one of the ugliest things I have ever seen. Holly
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:04 pm
by Doos
Hi,
There are some folds in the paper and it browned a bit, but I wouldn't call that ugly.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:25 pm
by dognose
Hi Holly and Doos,
Not sure about ugly, but I would rather have a pile of old spoons!
Trev.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:27 pm
by dognose
I forgot to ask, does anyone know where it is now?
Trev.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:10 pm
by admin
Don't know where it is now, but suspect it is in the Gorham Archives.
Here are some photos of it from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.
http://libwww.library.phila.gov/CenCol/ ... ect=gorham It is 50 x 62 inches and weighs approx. 2000 oz.
Scroll down the page, the Hiawatha Vase is certainly worth a look.
Regards, Tom
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:52 am
by kerangoumar
Tom --Lions in America LOL!! (the feet of the otherwise not bad Hiawatha Vase)
Century Vase - heap big (f)ugly
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