The Historical Account of Gorham Silver Company

Gorham Manufacturing Company is a renownedForce One
American producer of sterling and silverplate.It is often a wonder how Gorham Manufacturing
Gorham Silver Company history boasts of greatCompany started and gradually built an empire in
works of art that has made history. Some of itsthe last three centuries.
notable creations are:The Gorham Silver Company history began with
• The magnificent Century Vase containingJabez Gorham, a master craftsman in Rhode
more than 2,000 ounces of silver that Mrs.Island in 1831. Working alongside his partner, a
Ulysses S. Grant commissioned to commemoratetalented silversmith by the name of Henry L.
the United State's one-hundredth anniversaryWebster, Gorham silver mainly produced coin
• New York's statue of Theodore Rooseveltsilver spoons. For 16 years, the company also
which is overlooking the Museum of Naturalmade thimbles, jewelry, combs and other small
Historyitems.
• George Washington's famous monument inIn 1847, after Jabez brought his son, John
the Capitol's RotundaGorham into the company and later sold all his
• The well-known "Independent Man" ofrights to John. John worked hard to pay off the
Rhode Island's state housecompany's debt and turned it from a small shop
• Gorham's Chantilly was used by the Georgeto one of the largest and leading silverworks in
W. Bush family as the flatware service on Airthe planet.