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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for an 18-karat gold Tea Caddy, 1957

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American, manufacturer

Title

Design for an 18-karat gold Tea Caddy

Year

1957

Medium

Pencil on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • graphite,
  • tracing paper

Dimensions

44.1 x 37.1 cm (17 3/8 x 14 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil in lower right corner, "5-22-57 / F.J.C.". In pencil in lower left corner, "Solid Gold Tea Caddy / 18 CARAT". To lower left of drawing, "ALL beading .052 / or as near To 3/64". Many dimensions marked on drawing, including total height marked "6 1/2", diameter marked "4 1/16" and base diameter marked "Beeded diam. 2 7/16"

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1062

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 Design for an 18-karat gold Tea Caddy with the accession number of 2005.118.45.1062. 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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