AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION DOCUMENT BOX. Designed by Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Co.,...

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AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION DOCUMENT BOX
Designed by Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1916
Marks: (lion-anchor-G), STERLING, CUH
10-1/2 x 20-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches (26.7 x 51.4 x 26.0 cm)
640 ounces (gross)

The rectangular box with hinged lid on four ball feet, composed of joined cast silver plaques, each with acanthus border, the front plaque with classical figural procession, the rear plaque with ribbon suspended leaf and berry swag centering crossed American and German flags, the top centering a double bust medallion labeled JACOB GODFREY SCHMIDLAPP 1849-1919 and EMILIE BALKE SCHMIDLAPP 1858-1900, with four flanking medallions inscribed 1881 EMMA LOUISE 1900, 1883 WILLIAM HORACE 1929, 1887 CHARLOTTE ROSE 1906 and 1888 CARL JACOB plus two banners inscribed 1878 JULIEN CHARLES 1879 and 1893 RUDOLPH OSCAR 1893 all within a ribbon border; the left end inscribed MADE AS A TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP FOR JACOB GODFREY SCHMIDLAPP BY EVELYN BEATRICE LONGMAN IN THE YEAR 1916; the right end inscribed PRESENTED AS AN HEIRLOOM TO CARL JACOB SCHMIDLAPP BY HIS FATHER CHRISTMAS 1916; wood interior lined in green velvet.
Evelyn Beatrice Longman, an American sculptor known for her allegorical figure works during the early 20th century, was the first female sculptor elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1919.

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