Philadelphia Antiques Show 2024

88 PMA COL L ECT S FIGURE 14: Tea Set Gorham Manufacturing Company Providence, Rhode Island, 1897–1898 Silver with Japanese cloisonné enamel decoration, 3 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches Purchased with funds contributed by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2016 NOTES 1 See Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, “Fit for Any Amusement: An Elaborate 1830s Philadelphia Reed Organ.” Antiques 178, no. 3 (May–June 2011): 154–59 and Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, American Furniture 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press for the PMA, 2020; second printing, 2021) cat. no. 208. 2 See Kirtley, 2020, cat. no. 175. 3 See Kirtley, 2020, cat. no. 295. Silver The museum has acquired multiple works from TPS to fill gaps in the American silver collection, including its nearly comprehensive collection of Philadelphia silver. On view in the American art galleries are: a silver-plate on copper Mug by George Armitage (1760/74–1827) (Figure 13) of Philadelphia donated by Jonathan Trace after PMA curator and silver catalogue author David Barquist admired it at the 2007 TPS; a three-piece Tea Set (Figure 14) with exquisite Japanese cloisonné enamel decoration by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, RI, purchased from Spencer-Marks (G206); and an early Cann (Figure 15) made by the colonial Philadelphia silversmith Henry Pratt (1708–1749) acquired from Shrubsole. Canns (known under the more general term of “mug” in Britain) have a low and distinctive foot ring, a bulbous body, and a handle. The simple elegance, quality of execution, and outstanding condition made this gleaming silver Cann the perfect choice as the signature image for The 2024 Philadelphia Show.