Asian Man Smoking
IMSA#: PMO-35
Estimated Date: 1883
Country of Origin: USA
Manufacturer: Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI
Catalog No.: Y 265
Material: Copper and Sterling
Markings: Bezel marked "Y 265", "P" date mark and "Gorham Co."
Patent/Design No.:
Patent/Design Date:
Size (Inches):
2.68 x 1.65
Reverse:
Blank, hammered finish, see
photo. (Note, the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the
1970's.)
Description and
Comments:
Hammered finish, applied sterling Asian man smoking, insect
above. Flat striker on bottom.
Submitted BY:
From the
collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian
Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.
