Gorham Clermont Sterling Silver Gravy Boat, Under Plate, and Bread Tray

Patented 1915, pattern numbers A9718, A9719, and A 9710; each highly engraved with floral urns and basket crosshatching to the shoulder, octagonal forms, monogrammed "LSP" for Laura Sawtell Palmer.

The bread tray (6 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)

24.1 total troy oz.

The Collection of Laura Sawtell Palmer, Atlanta, Georgia

Laura Sawtell Palmer descended from a prominent Georgia landowning family and was married to Charles Forrest Palmer in 1918. Her father, Thomas Roberds Sawtell, held extensive land across Georgia, particularly near the Florida border, and the family lived in a notable mansion at 1600 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, that no longer stands today.

Laura's husband Charles Forrest Palmer developed Techwood Homes in Atlanta, Georgia, the first public housing project in the United States. Her husband later served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Defense Housing Coordinator, helping oversee housing efforts for workers during World War II.

Good estate condition, a few very minor dents.

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