An American silver tray, Martelé, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, retailed by Spaulding & Co., Chicago, 1915

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Description

length 20 1/2 in. (52cm)

shaped rectangular with cut-out handles and hammered surface, the wide border chased with swirling blossoms and leaves, marked on back and coded HQV

Literature

L.J. Pristo, Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, p. 419

Catalogue Note

This tray was formed by John M. Sorum over 34 1/2 hours, then chased for an additional 75 hours. Finished March 13, 1915, the net factory price was set at $183.75.