RISD Presents the Gorham Manufacturing Walking Tour This Saturday

RISD Presents the Gorham Manufacturing Walking Tour This Saturday

One of that nation’s most notable manufacturers of sterling and silverplate pieces will be recognized this Saturday as part of the “Gorham Manufacturing Walking Tour: Beyond Flatware.” Presented by the RISD Museum and the Rhode Island Historical Society, the tour will begin at the John Brown House at 2:30 p.m. and conclude at RISD’s “Making it in America” exhibition at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 per person for non-members, and $15 per person for members of the RIHS or RISD Museum. Walking tour admission includes admission to the RISD Museum. Tickets may be purchased online through the RISD Museum website, risdmuseum.org.

Tour Details

Founded in 1831, Providence-based Gorham Manufacturing is best known for producing flatware and other household silver pieces, but the company also created some unexpected works. Barbara Barnes, accomplished tour guide from the Rhode Island Historical Society, leads a walking tour of these surprising pieces including a Captain’s Table Service created for the USS Rhode Island, a landmark Providence building with Gorham produced doors, and the site of the original Gorham plant, all within a short distance. The tour will finish at the RISD Museum in the Making it in America exhibition, which features a number of spectacular Gorham pieces, including the Lady’s Writing Table and Chair created for the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.

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About the Rhode Island Historical Society

Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island’s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House and Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Library of Rhode Island History, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state’s most distinctive areas. To learn more visit www.RIHS.org.