Gorham at the Centennial Exhibition 1876

Post by **dognose** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:45 pm

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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kerangoumar · Post by **kerangoumar** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:40 pm

Trev that's one of the ugliest things I have ever seen. Holly
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Doos · Post by **Doos** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:04 pm

Hi,

There are some folds in the paper and it browned a bit, but I wouldn't call that ugly.
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Post by **dognose** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:25 pm

Hi Holly and Doos,

Not sure about ugly, but I would rather have a pile of old spoons!

Trev.
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Post by **dognose** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:27 pm

I forgot to ask, does anyone know where it is now?

Trev.
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Post by **admin** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:10 pm

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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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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kerangoumar · Post by **kerangoumar** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:52 am

Tom --Lions in America LOL!! (the feet of the otherwise not bad Hiawatha Vase)

Century Vase - heap big (f)ugly
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