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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Athenic Loving Cup AY209

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for Athenic Loving Cup AY209
Art Nouveau

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • graphite,
  • watercolor,
  • pen and ink,
  • and gouache on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • graphite,
  • watercolor,
  • pen and ink,
  • and gouache on paper

Materials

null

Dimensions

47 x 26 cm (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil in upper left corner, "No 1 - 32/5 Copper / 2- / 3-". Red ink stamp above drawing, "SPECIAL FILES / RETURN TO DEPT, G-2".In pencil above right of drawing, "3 Handles / 2 X 61/2 Geo". On blank inscription plaque on loving cup, "2 1/2 X 4 G028 1/2". In ink below center of loving cup, "AY209" In ink to lower left, "Total 48/5 / [Lo over] 19- / Copper -29 5 / 19 5 / 48 5". In pencil to lower right of drawing, "Handles & Sheild 1 4/16 / Mouth Wire 1/4 / 19". Red colored crayon at bottom center of drawing, "AY209".

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1103

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver
Designing Brilliance 1850-1970
May 03, 2019 – Dec 01, 2019

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for Athenic Loving Cup AY209; Art Nouveau, ca. 1900
Graphite, watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paper
47 x 26 cm (18 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1103

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