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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Candlestick

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for a Candlestick

Year

1914

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cardboard, graphite, gouache, watercolor

Dimensions

52.7 x 29.5 cm (20 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"CANDLESTICK" in pencil in upper left corner, "ONE HALF FULL SIZE" in pencil in lower left corner, "The Gorham Co: / New York city." in pencil in lower right corner, "#33114" in pencil at bottom center of drawing. Two ink stamps on backside of drawing that read, "THESE DESIGNS AND DETAILS / ARE THE PROPERTY OF / THE GORHAM CO. / WHO RESERVE THE SOLE RIGHT / OF ESTIMATING ON SAME." In pencil on back "1/4 reduction" in script in upper right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.69

Type

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Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for a Candlestick, 1914
Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on cardboard
52.7 x 29.5 cm (20 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.69

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