Swiss Gorham Sterling Pastry Fork & Knife Brite Cut-Pierced Mono Lillie Langtree Primitives the artist captured a moment

the artist captured a moment in time with

and the close contact that the young artists had with the problems of Mexico and its people

Later in the 19th and early 20th centuries they were romanticized as a fashion accessory for young ladies to hold the flowers brought by courting 'gentleman callers'

seat has old repairs with iron braces on the bottom

William H Bartlet

Swiss Gorham Sterling Pastry Fork & Knife Brite Cut-Pierced Mono Lillie Langtree Primitives the artist captured a momentSwiss By Gorham Sterling Pastry Fork And Knife Brite Cut Pierced Monogram Rare Sterling Silver Pastry Fork and very interesting Knife. Brite cut and Pierced with very intricate details. The pattern Swiss by Gorham. It is inscribed with "Lillie". Hallmarked "Pat. Apple. For" and "Sterling" and the Gorham marks (see photos) Dimensions: Height: Fork 5 3 4" Knife 6 3 8" Weight: 50. 5 g Condition: Good age related condition, abrasions and scuffs from use.