Pitcher, 1882, Made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, 8 1/4 in., 33 Troy Ounces 6 dwt. (21 cm, 1036 Grams), Silver, Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831–present), An outstanding example of American silver in the Japanese taste, this pitcher is distinguished by the elegant coherence of its composition and the exquisite quality of its chased and cast decoration. The vivid depiction of fish swimming among crashing waves recalls an iconic print “The Great Wave of Kanagawa” from Katsushika Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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Pitcher, 1882, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, 8 1/4, 33 Troy Ounces 6 dwt, 21 cm, 1036 Grams, Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831–present, outstanding, example, American silver, Japanese taste, pitcher, distinguished, elegant coherence, composition, exquisite quality, chased, cast decoration, vivid depiction, fish swimming, crashing waves, recalls, iconic print, Great, Wave, Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, Thirty-Six, Views, Mount Fuji
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