An Extensive Two Hundred-and-Sixty-Eight Piece Gorham Lancaster Pattern Flatware Service with Serving Pieces, Providence, Rhode Island, designed 1897
Marks: (lion-anchor-G), STERLING
8-1/2 inches long (21.6 cm) (dinner knife)
226.13 troy ounces (weighable)

The service comprising:
27 dinner knives;
18 butter spreaders;
20 dinner forks;
20 dessert forks;
19 salad forks;
13 fish forks;
24 oyster forks;
25 teaspoons;
18 bullion spoons;
11 grapefruit spoons;
6 ice tea spoons;
6 hot chocolate spoons;
4 demitasse spoons;
1 carving set;
1 pie server;
1 small soup ladle;
1 gravy ladle;
6 serving spoons;
1 slotted serving spoon;
1 pierced pea server;
1 casserole server;
1 berry server;
1 serving fork;
1 fish serving fork;
1 chipped beef fork;
1 small cold meat fork;
1 lettuce serving fork;
1 large sardine server;
1 sardine server;
1 jelly slice;
1 small jelly slice
1 jelly spoon;
1 preserve spoon;
3 master butters;
1 cheese serving knife;
4 cheese knives;
2 olive forks;
6 berry forks;
1 pie fork;
2 ice cream fork;
1 olive spoon;
2 olive forks;
1 lemon fork;
2 mustard spoons;
1 sugar shell;
2 pairs of sugar tongs;
1 almond scoop;
1 juvenile spoon;
1 master salt spoon;
1 salt spoon.
268 Total.

A few pieces are monogrammed C and majority of the serving pieces have gilt tines and bowls, wear throughout indicative of age, varying degrees of use and polishing.