The Batopilas flask : a nineteenth-century tale of money, mines, and silver manufacture

Author

Howe, Katherine S.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Winterthur portfolio. 1988, Num. 1, Vol. 23, p. 63-77, 11 ill.

ISSN

0084-0416

Abstract (en)

Silver liquor flask made 1888 by the Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Discusses the history of the piece, especially its significance for Alexander Robey Shepherd who commissioned it, and his mining company in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- United States
• Gorham Company (silver manufactory)!!Providence (RI, USA)
• Silver (objects)
• Bottles
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston||Houston (TX, USA)
• Shepherd, Alexander Robey, 1835-1902
• Patronage
• Mines
• Batopilas (MEX)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- États-Unis
• Gorham Company (manufacture d'argenterie)!!Providence (RI, USA)
• Argenterie
• Bouteille
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston||Houston (TX, USA)
• Shepherd, Alexander Robey, 1835-1902
• Mécénat
• Mine
• Batopilas (MEX)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00447102

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