New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-21
OLYMPIC THRATER.


"Surely there is place 10. she silver" saith pa
tent Job surely saith al mankind there place for the
silver How very FAR back must needs so to find the age
when knew the place silver ono of The first metals
mentioned IN the Oh Testament Scriptures II viii b. rcmem.
bcred Abraham riches part VI silver job and Joseph
and many other Of the pairirchs had plenty Of the precious
metal solomon Wise made silver 70 h. the stones Of
Jerusalem II has history old almost the and Moses
aud IIcrOdotus among historians That history forms
whole chapter in the greater history Of mnna chapter uni
vcrsaly read Atiica Ncyhdawe a remember H. Epirus
or Nevada Poio silver Std; precious metal In later
years have reduced is value by the quantity produced but
IL still the key which opens 20 wealth and cuse and now a,
In the oen days 10 be born with s spoon In ones mouth
Is considered a matter fu Of promise
The word silver" thanks 20 the seldom suggests
pockets aud the ngnR Of "a IN the years and
consequently people generally j. not azc the immense guam
titles OF the precious ore consumed The quantity OF silver
annually produced % almo fabulous worth Much Z" this
j. used for coin but very large proportion Is used for plate
few years ago and when plate spoken Of Europe was
Immediately suggested with gay capitals courts and banquei
for In America comparatively little IN use Now. plate
means America well Europe The statistics Of trade IN
this country show steady and rapid Increase IN the Use oil
silver plate merchant princes use 10 layshy as the
court princes OF the Old World And why should they mott
princes make much more money than many OF the
Oh World princes nnd With tins can now make his table
more glering more beautiful than the banquetablcs Of
BahylOu's kings
very large proportion OF the plate annually produced In this
ccunsy purchased for marriage presents II not so very
unusual au for ble 70 be presented with silver OF
the value of from $1,000 $4,000 We could cite recent
case in this city where the bride received presents in silver
valued Mt nearly sa0OO Silver weddings also great
con.umptlon OF plate. At silver wedding m Iheh Mass
few months sncea wedding which te happy pair had
house expressly builtsverwae Of the value Of $1,000 was
presented
Ia Europe the sycrware for the household Is more
confined the wealthy classes Ia this country there are com
pnInti,cy few families poor posss articles Of the
precious the country has grown prosperous - have
the middle cassc. advanced and with that advance ndulgc Ia
the luxury plate Whatever this may bcioken We leave TO
the political say but the fact remains that In this
free Land silver universally used for household service
| than in any other country on earth
With the increase consumption silver in this country
we have made steady advance in the art Of working H. We
wish in this place make comparison between the art IN
Europe and America for since the days Of Icn'e
nuto Ceni Europe has boosted is great silver working art
lists and to-day OF these artists give to the world beautiful
fabrics But whatever The condition Of the art In Europe the
fact remains that it made less progress there during the ls
Gy wears than on this continent As proof Of this witness
the designs Of the sycrposng artists Of the Old World d
the New The designs Of little Ike the designs Of
their teachers freedom OF tho cOunirys Institutions
which leaves rs imprint men and things has given some Of
ITS tone TO this art In American designs tho modern pre-
dominates, in European, the antique and medieval The
American designer part gives the spirit OF the living age
| tho dead pas, is revived by the European
We believe much Of the improvement made in the art OF s'
Yer working In America due the Goham Manufacturing
Company OF Providence Rhode Island and therefore would
call attention to what they done aud doing We give
brief sketch history OF tbs Company as 1t In part Illus
,ate, the more recent history Of the IN this country and It's
| relations 10 the countrys trade
The founder Of the Company Mr. Jabez Gorham, who
established himself in business Providence In sJ The firm
confined itself TO the manufacture Of pure silver Grad
u,I tho busness increased till II had assumed large proper
ons Aler several changes IN the firm At last became
Joint stock corporation under the name Of the Goham Manu-
featuring Company the OF the founder being It's President
The manufacture of large articles In silver begun in s1
In 1852 the present head Of the firm TO Europe and again
in 1850 for tho purpose gaining all possible Information IN the
working OF silver lie visited the most celebrated silver manu-
factories in Europe In France in England in Germany he
studied 10 know What could be done for advance Of the art
In America imported costly machinery he collected
library Of works Of art Of the value Of many thousands Of dol
lars 10 procaroa the services u the best European and Ame
can artists These only adopted the designs 80 cherished
by the artists silver In Europe but wrought nom The de'a
ton OF modern thought Thcy made more harmony DC
tween and design To Illustrate this by single article
An for nstance-wha, simple and artistic blocks
Of silver representing rough field Of ice aud long pohdAn
ccs and Polar bears ctc sight Of nch dish when The
mercury high the tubs makes feel cool This is Of
very simple but its simplicity really better than an
elaborate representation Of tournament or caravan IN
desert in the old patrarcha days The GOham Manufacturing
Company attain high standard They used good
materials artstically wrought and they succeeded
Having gained success in this field the Company IN 1853
turned attention manufacture Of plated good.
There was great demand for al advancement in this 6rane