Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of The Gorham Company exhibition booth at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. The display features differing types and styles of flat and dinner service ware. Other types of silver pieces are also featured and include a candelabra, tea and coffee service, as well as serving dishes. Signage in the middle of the display reads, "Gorham Sterling, The Past, Gorham is proud of its record of winning international awards and of the world-wide public recognition for Gorham quality and craftsmanship. The Present, more people than ever before are registering each day their preference for the fine quality of Gorham Sterling. Today's craftsmen have all the skills of their successors. The Future, Gorham looks ahead with contribution to the development of a modern silversmithing tradition in harmony with the designs and decorative modes of the ever-changing American scene." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "25157-9x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."