GORHAM "OLD SILVER" TEA & COFFEE SET, C. 1865, FIVE PIECES, RENAISSANCE REVIVAL:Renaissance revival with Greek elements, "Medallion" pattern, including 1 teapot, H.8", 1 coffee pot, H.11", 1 creamer, 1 covered sugar bowl, and 1 waste bowl, Dia.5"; each piece is engraved with a cursive initial "L", also marked with the Gorham logo at the underside, number 355 and "Old Silver S & M [possibly for Starr & Marcus of New York, retailers]" (see additional photo). Totaling approximately 119.3 troy oz.

Troy ounce weights are approximate, as follows: teapot-33.7, coffee pot-40.5, creamer-11.7, covered sugar bowl-22.7, and waste bowl-10.7. The ivory resists with cracks due to age, the coffee pot is missing a small piece of one ivory resist; the rim of the creamer's base, the sugar bowl's base, and the upper rim of the waste bowl are slightly misshapen due to use (hardly noticeable); also the base of the waste bowl with a vertical dent at approximately 1/2". Chs