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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Brown University bracelet, 1983

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer

Title

Design for a Brown University bracelet

Year

1983

Medium

Pencil on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • paper (fiber product),
  • graphite

Dimensions

30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On pendant at bracelet's center, "BROWN" vertically. Notes with sketches read "4 BOOKS WITH BROWN / GOLD LINKS GRADUATED / IN SIZE" and "IS THIS NEEDED FOR STRENGTH (IN DRAWING OF PENDANT) / PROBLEM WITH HEAVY CENTER SLIPPING UNDER WRIST / CLASP MUST BE VERY EASY TO GET ON AND OFF"

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2437

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 a Brown University bracelet with the accession number of 2005.118.45.2437. 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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