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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Brush

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Possibly Frederick Russell Woodward (American, 1888-1983), designer

Title

Design for a Brush

Year

ca. 1940

Medium

  • ink,
  • pencil,
  • and paint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ink,
  • pencil,
  • and paint on paper

Materials

paper (fiber product), graphite, paint, ink

Dimensions

24.8 x 57.2 cm (9 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"REDUCE TO - 11 7/8 INCHES." in pencil at bottom center of paper. "FRW" in pencil in lower left corner.On back side: "675 /Neg onl" in pencil in lower right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.828

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Possibly Frederick Russell Woodward (American, 1888-1983), designer
Design for a Brush, ca. 1940
Ink, pencil, and paint on paper
24.8 x 57.2 cm (9 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.828

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