Gorham "Plymouth" Sterling Silver Tea Set

the pattern introduced in 1911, Providence, Rhode Island, including:
a kettle-on-stand, h. 10" (13" with handle), l. 10-1/4";
a teapot, h. 6-3/4", l. 11-3/4";
a coffeepot, h. 9-1/4", l. 11-1/2";
a covered sugar bowl, h. 6", w. 8-1/4";
a cream jug, h. 6-1/2", l. 5-3/4";
a waste bowl, h. 4-1/4", l. 6"; and
a tray, 24-1/2" x 18";
all monogrammed "MBG" for Margaret Bear Gardner, the tray with date-mark for 1930.
233.55 total t. oz.

Provenance: Ann Margaret Bear Gardner (1918-1996), of Chicago, Illinois & Fort Myers, Florida, wife of Livingston Gifford Gardner (1916-1995), married in Chicago on June 28, 1941. The set was a gift from her new father-in-law, Henry Alansin Gardner (1883-1968), prominent attorney, founder of the firm Gardner, Carton & Douglas and president of the Chicago Bar Association.

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