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Gorham Silver / Research & Consulting
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Roster of Gorham Craftsmen: Callowhill to Cutler
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Callowhill, Percy J.
1873 Jan. born England; 1886 to US; 1897 married Fannie (born MA, Jan. 1872)
1904 participated in designing St. Louis/ RISD inlaid toiletry table
1941/2 designer, General Products Corp.
1955, 17 Oct. died
Campbell, Earl A. German Silver dept.; then to smiths. Charles Brandreth's list of silversmiths.
1936-1978 silversmith. Killed by an automobile; went out on an errand, was hit from behind, neck broken.
Campbell, Walter A. 1846 born; 1863, 18 May hired at Gorham; 1870-1905 silversmith; 1914, 1 Apr. pensioned, 30/mo.; 1926, 9 June died
Carignan, Albert E.
1876, 2 Oct. born Montreal, Canada, son of Alphonse & Victoria (Archambault)
1891, 10 Sept. hired; 1910 foreman; manager of Department of Printing
1915-1921 foreman; 1930-1941 foreman, Gorham
1948, 1 Feb. retired; 12 July died at summer home, Point Judith RI
Carlborg, Hugo O. E.
1892, 11 Oct. born Minneapolis, MN; 1915 graduate of RISD; later president of Alumni Association & member of its corporation; taught modelling at RISD for 25 years
1916 employed at Gorham as sculptor modeller; 1934- taught 'plastelene modeling' at RISD
1958 Russell Woodward, Hugo Carlborg & Ed McAlice had a room at Gorham off the main design room where they worked as a unit, reflecting decades of experience
1962, 11 Feb. died. Modeled Brown University mace, honor rolls, tablets for universities memorials for churches libraries.
Carritre? Carrière? M. 1866, 1 Jan. $21; 1867, 14 Jan. $25
Chabard, Adolphe
1860, 14 Aug. John Gorham signed an agreement with designer Thabard. Nothing is known of Thabard's work at Gorham' (Carpenter, p. 59); 8 Sept. listed but not paid; 10 Nov. listed at $40
1861 sculptor; 12 Jan. paid $165; 6 Apr. name changed to Thabard; 20 Apr. hours recorded; 18 May left
Chandler, Charles B. 1881, 3 Jan. $18; 1882 chaser, 81 Friendship
Cherms [pronounced Charms], Charles, cabinet maker
1857, 22 Nov. born Birmingham; 1889, 16 Sept. hired, room EE
1903 cabinet-maker for CCX Secretary made for St. Louis Exposition; left note 'made by an Englishman'
1924, 1 Apr. pensioned, $52.34/mo.; 1932 pension reduced, $41.88/ mo.; 1949, 16 Aug. died
Cheshire, John (senior)
1861, 19 May born England; bicycle mechanic; came to Providence to make his fortune
1904, 10 Nov. first employed, $0.15/hr
1905, 2 Apr. 'watching' at night, $2/day; 1905, 30 Dec. left
1908, 30 Mar. Dept. V5, $0.25/hr; 31 Aug. wage cut, $0.225/hr
1910, 26 Feb. left; 28 Feb. room M4, same rate
1914, 12 May let go, lack of work
1915, 8 Feb. Dept. V; 6 Nov. let go, lack of work
1925, 18 Sept. age 64, to work in room M-2 (#55); 10 Dec. laid off, no work
1926, 8 Mar. room P-5 (#11), $0.40/ hr; 24 July gone, no work
Cheshire, John, Jr.
1887 born Birmingham
1901, 29 July apprenticed (3 years before his father was employed by Gorham); apprenticeship certificate dated 22 July 1907, $0.05/ hr; 1916, 19 Feb. left; 1919, 7 Apr. reinstated; 10 May left for good on his own accord
1966, 21 Sept. died
Cheshire, William A.
1892, 2 May born England
1905, 16 Oct. employed; apprentice
1914, 21 Feb. let go, lack of work
1916, 8 Aug. left; 21 Aug. room M3, $0.355/hr
1917, 3 July left for US Army
1919, 31 Mar. returned to room M3 (#33), $0.48/hr
1921, 9 Feb. left for another position
1936, 20 Nov. left for another position
Cianfarani, Aristide Berto, sculptor
1895, 3 Aug. born Italy; 1913 came to US; worked as stonecutter; modelled jewelry designs
1917, 10 Dec. employed, $20
1918, 19 June US Army Signal Corps., radio instructor, Fort Leavenworth
1919, 10 Feb. reinstated, $24; 19 Apr. left; 23 June, room G-1, #20, $35
1921, 24 Dec. left, no work; studied sculpture abroad
1923-25 International Silver
1926 established studio in Providence; bust of Lincoln; designed bronzework for Providence courthouse; modelled Borg-Warner Trophy for Gorham
1937, 17 Aug. at Gorham, $1.02/hr; 1938, 14 Sept. left, no work; 1960, 19 Feb. died
Clancy, Dennis Richard
1847 born, Providence RI, son of Irish parents John Nancy; 1868, 30 July employed
1900-1910 polisher; 1911, 1 Apr. retired, $19/mo.; 1915 Mar. died, age 68
Clark, Herbert William. no employment card; no sculptor's folder
Clement, Pierre. 14 Jan. 1867-13 Jan. 1868, $20
Clissold, Christopher W., chaser #06. David Wilmot was his cousin and close friend. Chased 55 recorded pieces of Martelé; cf. Pristo p. 36.
1862, 28 Apr. born London, son of Joseph Phyllis; 1883 arrived in US
1885, 5 Sept. employed, $19; 1886, 4 Jan. room 62, $19; 1887 Joins Nestell Lodge Masons; 105th member
1888 chased 1545 Pitcher; 1890, 28 Jan. founds The Falstaff Club
1893, 3 Sept. Providence Journal article on Falstaff Club in Providence, its organization & development, dedication in Lyman Building; Clissold portrait in line cut with Harry T. Wood, his minstrel partner.
1894-1895 Master, Nestell Lodge, Masons
1895 chaser; married Inez Minnie Nason, age 25, of Chelsea, MA; 1900 Mar. performed with Harry Wood for New England Manufacturing Jewelers banquet; 1904-1935 Secretary, Nestell Lodge, Masons
1907 Made presentation speech at Frederick A. Jordan's retirement
1909 chased Martelé Oval Tray PCY, Shelton #85
1912, 2 Nov. mother Phyllis died, age 77
1925-6 editorial board of Silver Tongue; contributed poetry, limericks
1927, 1 May pensioned, $90.27/mo.; 1938, 13 Nov. died; in addition to his technical skill as a chaser he was appreciated for his knowledge of heraldry & ecclesiastical symbolism
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Clissold, Ralph H.
1860, 20 Sept. born England; 1883, 1 Feb. employed; 1885-1890 stamper; 1895 polisher
1920, 25 June pension, $30/mo.; 1922, 18 May died
Clissold, Walter A.
1864, 21 Feb. born London; 1888, 4 June employed; 1890 clerk, Gorham
1893, 3 Sept. Providence Journal mentioned in article on Falstaff Club.
1895 clerk, Gorham; 1926, 9 July died
Clulee, Henry. 1866, 19 Jan. Set maker from London, $21, Indenture #34; 1867-1882 silversmith at Gorham
Clulee, John. 1880, 5 Jan. apprentice, $2.50; 1881, 3 Jan., $4; 1882, 2 Jan., $5; 1883, 1 Jan. Room 62, $6
Codman, Edwin Everett
1876, 19 Dec. born London; 1892, 27 June employed at Gorham; 1897 modeller; 1898 removed to Paris; 1899 joined Providence Art Club
1900, 29 May left Gorham; 5 Dec., $25; 1902, 27 Dec. left
1904 Codman & Codman, 357 Westminster St. room 17A; 1905 partner with brother Frank in Codman & Codman; traveled to Europe with father
1906, 12 Feb., $60; 17 Sept. married Janet Mather, daughter of William Penn Mather (1849-1925) who founded Queen Dyeing Co. in Olneyville, RI in 1892, and established American Ball Company
1909 member Art Club; artist; member Wannamoisett Country Club with wife
1914 modeler Gorham; 17 June left, two weeks after father's retirement
1927 resigned from Providence Art Club; 1936-39 summer residence Dorset VT; 1955, 29 Apr. died a suicide, age 79
Codman, Frank. Second of three sons (born 21 May 1873) of William Christmas Codman, Frank seems not to have worked for Gorham. He came to the US in 1891, lived with his father and then with brother William, and was listed as a designer until he returned to England.
1905 Codman Codman, 62 Page St., Providence; brother Edwin E. as partner
1906-1911 designer
1923 in England when his father's obituary was published.
Codman, William
1870, 1 Feb. born, son of William Christmas Codman
1888, 30 July employed at Gorham
1914 art director at Gorham; retired from Gorham
1915 removed to England
1916 with Frank Codman, designer
1919 returned to Gorham
1930 Author of An Illustrated History of Silver Design, Providence, 1930
1938, 1 Mar. retired; pensioned, $166.67/mo.
1944, 7 Nov. died, age 72 years, 9 months, 6 days; 1948, 26 June wife Helen died
Codman, William Christmas
1839, 25 Dec. born Norfolk, England; 1865 married Emma Rolle (b. Nov.. 1849)
1891 Sept. arrives in US with wife Emma; 16 Nov. employed at Gorham
1900 Awarded Gold Medal at Paris Exposition
1909, 10 Mar. elected president, Bulldog Club of America
1913 Feb. resigned from Bulldog Club
1914 art director at Gorham; 1 June retired, special pension $2,500 per year; 8 June sailed for England
1923, 5 Dec. died, Woking, Surrey
Cole, Walter Stanley
1846, 26 Dec. born Warren RI, son of Robert Miller & Mary Vial
1866, 21 Oct. hired; 1910-1915 silversmith; spoon maker
1920, 13 June pensioned, $58.05/mo.; 1924, 15 Feb. died, age 77 years 1 month 20 days
Coleman, Abraham Jr., silversmith
1861, 9 Nov. employed (in miscellaneous category)
1862, 11 Jan. silversmith, 12 Steeple St. under Stevens Beckwith; 1863-1867 silversmith, 12 Steeple St.
1866 Jan., 6 No 160 Fruit Stands made by Coleman, making cost $4 each, time 10 hours each
1872, 9 Sept. last Gorham entry. At $24/week Coleman was second only to Beckwith, foreman, at $40
Coleman, William W.
1830 born Providence RI; 1858, 15 July hired as photographer at Gorham; 1865, 15 Sept. left
1869-1883 Coleman Remington; 1883-1889 Coleman Co.; 1908, 12 Oct. died
Colflesh, Donald H., designer. Jack Prip at RISD advised him to become an industrial designer; graduate of Pratt Institute; wife Elinore; designed Curling Trophy
1958-1960 employed at Gorham, Industrial Designer; designed Circa 70 pattern (production codes 1455, 1457-1468); left. He had just departed when Dave Rogers arrived
2003 living in New York City
Collins, James Franklin, chaser #13
1881, 3 Jan. apprentice, $3; 1882, 2 Jan. $4; 1883, 1 Jan. room 62, $5; 1884, 7 Jan. $6; 1885, 5 Jan. $15; 1886, 4 Jan. $17
1886-1898 chaser
1900 chaser #13
Collins, Matthew. 22 Nov. 1865, silver mounter; Birmingham, $20, Indenture #6
Coleman, Abraham. 1865, 11 Jan. daughter Susan born; wife Kate / Catherine; 1867, 16 Oct. son John J. born; 1871, 15 Apr. daughter Marcella born; 1871, 10 May daughter Mary J. Coleman, age 2, died; 1872, 18 Oct. daughter Susan, age 7, died
Colmetz, Otto
1863 born Australia (his parents had moved there from Prussia); wife Hannah born Ohio
1891, 11 May hired, #58; 26 June daughter Louise born
1892-1900 chaser; chased Martelé Tankard (4294), Shelton #30; chased set of Martelé Ice Cream Forks D / M, Shelton #38
1900-1905 chaser #10
1908 chased Martelé Meat Dish D / GH, Shelton #83
1910, 29 Jan. left; son Richard graduates with BS in civil engineering, Brown University
1911 removed to Attleborough, Mass.
1916 die cutter
1918, 28 Sept. daughter Louise died in Spanish flu epidemic, age 27 years 3 months 2 days; wife of Harry J. Williams, attorney; 1919 son-in-law Harry J. Williams removed to Oklahoma
1922 die cutter
1941 Mar. wife Hannah (1860-1941) died, age 80; 1950 Mar. died, age 87
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Combe [Coombs], George
1866, 18 Jan. Cast chaser; Birmingham, $20, Indenture #30; 25 Jan. Turner's room (15th)
1867, 14 Jan. - 10 Jan. 1870, $20
1871, 2 Jan. Head of Room 62, $24
1873, 6 Jan. - 5 Jan. 1874, $27; 1874, 1 Feb. last week paid; 1875, 4 Jan. listed; not paid
Conrad, Harrison W. 1931-1941 Black Starr Gorham, head of silver dept.
Coppage, Frederick
1870 ca. born Birmingham, son of Edward & Mary
1900 silversmith. Frederick Coppage married a German Catholic woman, causing rift in family
1912 silversmith; engraver at Gorham
1913, 16 Apr. died, age 43 years
Coppage, Fred E., chaser W, room O2
1850, 21 Dec. born England
1883, 14 Feb. employed; 19 Dec. chased 1790 Tea Set
1884, 7 Jan. room 62, through 4 Jan. 1886, $16
1887 chased 2110 Tea Set 2130 Tea Set
1892, 13 Aug. left; 1902, 11 Aug. returned; 1912, 29 Feb. left; 1916, 5 June returned; room O2
1925 chasers' photo in Silver Tongue; 1929, 26 Nov. died
Coppage, Walter
1882, 16 Aug. born England
1901, 16 Aug. hired; 1903, 31 Oct. left; 1906, 23 Aug. hired, room M5; 1918, 25 May left; 1919, 17 Apr. rehired; 13 Sept. left, other position; 1920 welder
Corbett, Charles C.
1850 silversmith, 12 Steeple; June employee of Gorham Thurber; listed as Cabot among 14 Gorham employees
1854-1856 silversmith, 12 Steeple
1858 peddler; 1859 silver-plater; jeweler;1860-1861 jeweller, 87 Dorrance
Corbin, Patrick
1837 born Ireland, son of John & Ann; 1865, 15 Mar. hired
1892 laborer; 1900-1908 clerk, Gorham
1908, 1 Feb. pensioned; 21 Dec. died, age 70
Corey, Daniel Enoch
1843, 7 Oct. born, Johnston RI, son of John A. & Rebecca N.
1862, 26 May mustered in Co. A, 10th RI Volunteers; 1 Sept. mustered out; 23 Oct. hired
1870 silversmith; 1882 foreman, steamer 14; 1892-1900 silversmith
1907, 1 May pensioned; 1914, 21 Mar. died, age 70 years 5 months 14 days; retired silver polisher
Corribe, George. 1866, 1 Jan., $20
Cotton, Abraham. Had represented Gorham in South Africa.
1903, 30 Sept. contract to manage Gorham wholesale house in London
1906, 16 Oct. Holbrook requests Cotton to waive time of notice renewal
1907 General Manager of English business at $75/wk + 2.5% commission on turnover
1914, 2 May indenture to continue for 7 additional years from 1 Feb. 1914
Cragin, Richard Oliver
1948 graduated Sherrill High School, Sherrill, NY; 1950 Nov. US Army; 1952 Oct. Army service completed; University of New York at Cortland; 1955-59 designer illustrator, Henney Motor Corp. (went out of business); 1959 Feb. Product Designer, Oneida Silversmiths; 1964 Jan. left Oneida; Feb. Product Designer, Reed Barton, who offered a more challenging position at a higher salary.; 1965 Aug. left Reed Barton; self-employed freelance design consultant; 1966 Feb. Product designer, Imperial Knife; 1970 Jan. left Imperial Knife; 12 Jan. began at Gorham as designer
Cramphorn, Edwin
1871, 13 July Silversmith; London, $20, Indenture #44
Craven, John (father). 1928 silversmith; wife Mary E.
Craven, Whitfield. 1908, 16 July born, son of John & Mary; 1925, 2 Nov. hired; 1942 left, another position
Cresser, G. Woodrow
1869, 17 Apr. born England; 1891, 6 Apr. hired, room O1, chasing; 1901, 8 Mar. left; worked in NYC & Brooklyn; 1930, 11 Apr. hired; 2 Aug. no work
Cresser, George Roland
1864 Apr. born England (Birmingham?); wife Grace (Gardner)
1893 chaser; 1900 chaser #11; 1902, 22 Sept. transfer to E; 1903-1904 chaser; 1905-1909 die sinker
Crins, William H.
1819, 7 Oct. born Newport RI; 1879, 12 Feb. elected president of Gorham; 1894, 23 Jan. resigned, replaced by Holbrook; 1904, 20 May died
Crocker, Elisha W.
1860, 6 Aug. born Central Falls RI; 1878 Sept. hired; 1908, 6 Feb. overseer; 1920, 6 Aug. pensioned, $1000 per annum; 1943, 18 Feb. died
Crowder, H. C. 1881, 3 Jan., $17
Crowell, Gilbert. 1903 designed Pennsylvania punch bowl; cf. Marks of Achievement [p. 166] #208-210.
Crowley, William
1865, 20 Nov. cast chaser; from Birmingham, $18, Indenture #5; 27 Nov. Stanyon's Room (8th)
1866 silversmith; 1 Jan. Turner's Room (15th), $18
1870 chaser; 10 Jan. Room 62, $18; 12 Sept. last week paid
Curley, Francis J., designer, modeller
1865, 28 Jan. born England
1902, 27 Oct. employed, $30; modeller designer; married; Catholic. One of 15 designers who signed a testimonial to Edward Holbrook
1906, 5 Feb., $32
1921, 31 Dec. left, no work
1922 ,10 Jan. room V-5 #9, $0.95; 11 July left, no work
1927 died
Cutler, Louis. 1871, 2 Jan., $18; 1872, 8 Jan.
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