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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a 14-karat gold Tea Strainer

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for a 14-karat gold Tea Strainer

Year

1957

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite, tracing paper

Dimensions

26.4 x 29.5 cm (10 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil at bottom center of drawing, "14 KT. GOLD TEA STRAINER", "4-24-57" in lower right corner. Diameter of strainer's bowl labelled, for various parts of rim, "2 15/16","2 29/32", and "2 31/32". Overal diameter labeled "3"". Height of bowl labeled, "15/16", diameter of bowl's base marked "5/8"'.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1048

Type

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for a 14-karat gold Tea Strainer, 1957
Pencil on tracing paper
26.4 x 29.5 cm (10 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1048

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