1940's Interior Design Book - Popular Home Decoration by Mary Davis Gillies spring decor Gorham Silver remained a leader

Gorham Silver remained a leader in the industry until the 1960's when the company was purchased by Textron and the once superior level of quality started to decrease

from the Forward

Shelley produced whimsical dishware for children as well as tableware

colorful flowers

that blue illimitable distance which was at once the landscape at their feet and the future in their souls

1940's Interior Design Book - Popular Home Decoration by Mary Davis Gillies spring decor Gorham Silver remained a leaderKitchens are like a friend of the family and are all tangled up with my emotions. So much so, that when I meet a woman who isn't interested in her kitchen I am just a little suspicious of her. Mary Davis Gillies {HISTORY} Mary Davis Gillies was an associate editor at McCall's Magazine for several decades specializing in architecture and interior design. She was also a published author of several interior design books, a syndicated newspaper columnist