The Martele line of handwrought silver in the Art Nouveau style by the Gorham Manufacturing Company is justly regarded as a major expression of that style on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Officially introduced at the influential Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, Martele silver was widely admired, and was awarded a Grand Prix and many gold medals.

 

The excitement created in 1900 by the new artiste line of Martele silver was rekindled by an exhibition of nearly three hundred works from the collection of Jolie and Robert Shelton.  The collection of the Sheltons covers the history of this celebrated line from historical and aesthetic viewpoints, providing a rich visual record of this dazzling accomplishment in American silver.

 

The book is the catalogue of the traveling museum with numerous photographs and descriptions of the collection items.  The book is a standard for the collector of Martele silver.