It is 7.25 inches (18.4 cm.) high and 11.25 inches (28.5 cm.) long.
What was the bowl meant to contain?
What event/place inspired this design?
Pat.
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What-is-it question XCVI.
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2209patrick
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What-is-it question XCVI.
Gorham introduced this bowl design in 1870 and it remained a top seller for 15 years.
It is 7.25 inches (18.4 cm.) high and 11.25 inches (28.5 cm.) long.
What was the bowl meant to contain?
What event/place inspired this design?
Pat.
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It is 7.25 inches (18.4 cm.) high and 11.25 inches (28.5 cm.) long.
What was the bowl meant to contain?
What event/place inspired this design?
Pat.
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byron mac donald
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Hi Pat
Okay I will give it a try, the figure on the left looks like a bear, the one on the right looks like a Yeti? the base looks like ice covered mountains, and the thongs look like a replication of a shovel that would be used by gold miners. So, how about an ice bucket representing the Alaskan gold rush?
Just a non-educated guess- Byron
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Okay I will give it a try, the figure on the left looks like a bear, the one on the right looks like a Yeti? the base looks like ice covered mountains, and the thongs look like a replication of a shovel that would be used by gold miners. So, how about an ice bucket representing the Alaskan gold rush?
Just a non-educated guess- Byron
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2209patrick
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Hello Byron. You have got the right idea.
It's an ice bowl.
In 1870 natural ice was expensive and a luxury in America.
Chips off the ice block would be put in this bowl for the table.
Wasn't until the late 1890's that mechanical refrigeration started appearing in some American homes.
Sometimes called "The Alaska Movement" this style was inspired by the United States purchase of Alaska in 1867.
The handles on the bowl are polar bears.
The tongs were meant to represent harpoons.
The gold rushes in Alaska didn't start until the 1890's.
Here's a Gorham ice bucket from 1871.
Pat.
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It's an ice bowl.
In 1870 natural ice was expensive and a luxury in America.
Chips off the ice block would be put in this bowl for the table.
Wasn't until the late 1890's that mechanical refrigeration started appearing in some American homes.
Sometimes called "The Alaska Movement" this style was inspired by the United States purchase of Alaska in 1867.
The handles on the bowl are polar bears.
The tongs were meant to represent harpoons.
The gold rushes in Alaska didn't start until the 1890's.
Here's a Gorham ice bucket from 1871.
Pat.
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