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oldsilvr@ unregistered	posted 08-04-2001 12:57 PM [01-0422] I need help identifying the pattern name of this serving spoon. I am calling it Gorham Japanese, but I am not sure if this is correct!! Please help! It is 8 5/8" long. There is a bird holding a stem and flower. The top of the spoon has a pagoda shape and chrysanthemum. The underside is marked with the old trademark of Gorham Silversmiths Sterling and then there is a 5 point star (age mark?). Thanks for any help you can give me!!! Regards Helen Nicholas IP: Logged
Martine Posts: 55 Registered: Jul 2001	posted 08-04-2001 03:15 PM Yes. Your spoon is Gorham's Japanese pattern. It is a multi-motif pattern, meaning there are variations to the handles. IP: Logged
oldsilvr@ unregistered	posted 08-04-2001 03:27 PM Thanks for confirming my guess on the name Japanese!! I could not find it in Gorham's 1888 catalog. Does anyone know which year the pattern was introduced or which catalog it appears in? Thanks for all your help, Helen IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-04-2001 04:26 PM Turner indicates: 1872 Carpenter indicates: 1871 Jewelers Circular indicates: 1870 IP: Logged
William Hood Posts: 271 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-13-2001 05:49 PM The Japanese pattern was introduced (entered first in Gorham's costing ledger) on June 17, 1871. IP: Logged

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