- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Manufactured by
- Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831
- Used by
- Wormley Hotel, American, 1871 - 1897
- Wormley, James, American, 1819 - 1884
- Date
- 1885
- Medium
- silver-plated metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Overall): 3 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (7.9 × 8.9 × 6.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver plated and soldered creamer, used at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. It has a large angled base that leads to a straight sided cup. The opening edge is rounded and there is a small spout that forms on one side of the opening. On the other side a flat decorated handle is attached. The top is attached to the rim and the bottom to the base. It comes up to a curve one inch above the cup itself.
- PMO Desc
- Small, silver soldered creamer with a small lip and handle. Handle is wider at the top and tapers down the bottom of the base. Handle has one small rib on the outside in the center. Creamer has a small platform base. Underneath, on base, are engravings and manufacturer markings. In the center, above text is a small indentation of an anchor. Text underneath anchor is also centered [GORHAM Co./06184/SILVER SOLDERED/WORMLEY'S]. On the right, in the middle is a small indentation of a wolf's head.
- Place made
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- creamers
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Cooking and dining
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Local and regional
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis
- Object number
- 2013.104.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




