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Erik Magnussen, designer

Blueprint of a Design for a Plate, 1927

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer
  • Erik Magnussen, 1884-1961, Danish, designer

Title

Blueprint of a Design for a Plate

Year

1927

Medium

Ink and pencil on blueprint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • graphite,
  • ink

Dimensions

17.5 x 22.9 cm (6 7/8 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White on blue, blueprint: "EIV / G/YN / 16 LINES / CHASED 1/16" WIDE. / LINES FILED / INTO EDGE / LINES CHASED / INSIDE." in upper left corner down left margin. "EM. 104" in lower left corner. "SPIN WITH / THICK EDGES" to right of plate. "MAY 24 1927" in lower right corner. "98096" in pencil at bottom center of page. Some pencil scribbles on backside.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.917

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Blueprint of a Design for a Plate with the accession number of 2005.118.45.917. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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