Manufacturer:

Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818  Search this

Medium:

silver, ivory, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 15.9 × 7.8 × 7.8 cm (6 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

Type:

metalwork

Decorative Arts

pepper mill

Object Name:

pepper mill

Manufactured in:

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Date:

1874

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Cylindrical body with high, concave neck, open on top. Opening covered by ivory button fastened to wire which goes through the opening. Pivoting on center axis on bottom three radiating feet ending in ivory knobs. Pivoting cover for opening through which pepper corns are put in.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Max Farrand

Accession Number:

1953-143-47

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f69ecbfe-c393-410d-baac-38f4042e21d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1953-143-47