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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Candlestick No. 1359, 1962

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American

Title

Design for Candlestick No. 1359

Year

1962

Medium

Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • waxed paper,
  • graphite

Dimensions

33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 1359" in ink in the upper left corner. "STANDARD CUP" in pencil with arrow pointing to cutaway section showing screws for candle holder, "CEMENT FILLED REINFORCED WITH / ROD OF OTHER MATERIAL" in pencil with arrow pointing to center of shaft, "1/16 by 45 [degree] chamfered ALL AROUND" with arrow pointing to top of base, "MARBLE BASE" in pencil with arrow pointing to base, "LEATHERETTE" in pencil with arrow pointing to bottom of base.Twelve dimensions of candlestick marked on drawing in pencil. Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "ETRUSCAN CANDleSTICK" in left column, "DATE 20/8/62 / DRAWN BY AG" in center column.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.629

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 Candlestick No. 1359 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.629. 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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