Creamer from Wormley's Hotel
date: label: Date
content: 1885
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831
label: Used by
content: Wormley Hotel, American, 1871 - 1897
label: Used by
content: James Wormley, American, 1819 - 1884
notes: label: Description
content: A silver plated and soldered creamer, used at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. It has a large angled base that leads to a straight sided cup. The opening edge is rounded and there is a small spout that forms on one side of the opening. On the other side a flat decorated handle is attached. The top is attached to the rim and the bottom to the base. It comes up to a curve one inch above the cup itself.
label: Description
content: PMO Desc
label: Description
content: Small, silver soldered creamer with a small lip and handle. Handle is wider at the top and tapers down the bottom of the base. Handle has one small rib on the outside in the center. Creamer has a small platform base. Underneath, on base, are engravings and manufacturer markings. In the center, above text is a small indentation of an anchor. Text underneath anchor is also centered [GORHAM Co./06184/SILVER SOLDERED/WORMLEY'S]. On the right, in the middle is a small indentation of a wolf's head.
place: label: Place made
content: Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.104.3
objectType: label: Type
content: creamers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver-plated metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 3 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (7.9 × 8.9 × 6.7 cm)