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When the Cairo pattern, as seen here on this ice cream knife, was first introduced, it was called Curio, and only later was the name changed to Cairo. Evidently such flatware was so expensive that there was little demand for it, and consequently its production was very low.
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Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 181 and 344.
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General Description
When the Cairo pattern, as seen here on this ice cream knife, was first introduced, it was called Curio, and only later was the name changed to Cairo. Evidently such flatware was so expensive that there was little demand for it, and consequently its production was very low.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 181 and 344.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- YouTube~Watch a video about Gorham Manufacturing Company.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art~Read more about Nineteenth-Century American Silver.
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