Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Erik Magnussen

Design for Candlestick EM33

Maker

Erik Magnussen (Danish, 1884-1961), designer
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for Candlestick EM33

Year

1927

Medium

  • Graphite on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Graphite on tracing paper

Materials

null

Dimensions

38.1 x 28.6 cm (15 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"EGO / C/YO" in pencil in upper left corner. "EM. 33" in pencil in lower left corner of drawing. "PLATE DIE 4580." in pencil in lower right corner of drawing. In pencil at bobeche, "3" 022 1/2 / B3 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE / 2 3/4 025 /16 LINES / 1/32" WIDE". To right of shaft:"178.61 / 2 1/4 022 1/2 / WIRE 4X8 / 1 3/4 022 1/2 / 2 3/4 025 / LINES FILED INTO EDGE / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE / 3/4 x 4 1/4 016 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE" Down right side of shaft and base, "1 3/4 025 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE / 3 1/4 025 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE / 1 5/8 025 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/32" WIDE / WIRE 11X14 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/16" WIDE / 3 1/4 022 1/2 / LINES FILED INTO EDGE / 6" 025 / 16 LINES CHASED 1/16" WIDE / LINES FILED INTO EDGE / WIRE 0X6". "PLATE DIE 4580" on lower right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.927

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Publications

  • Books

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

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

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

In copyright This object is in copyright

Tombstone

Erik Magnussen (Danish, 1884-1961), designer
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for Candlestick EM33, 1927
Graphite on tracing paper
38.1 x 28.6 cm (15 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.927

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Main Navigation

  • Visit

    • Hours & Admission
    • Accessibility & Amenities
    • Tours & Group Visits
    • Visitor Guidelines
  • Art & Design

    • Collection Research
    • Collection
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Join / Give

    • Become a Member
    • Give
  • Exhibitions & Events

    • Exhibitions
    • Events
  • Watch / Listen / Read

    • The Latest
    • Publications
    • Articles
    • Audio & Video

Footer Secondary Navigation

  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use
Tickets
Homepage
Go to the risd.edu homepage. This link will open in a new window.