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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Celtic Chalice No. 4344

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for Celtic Chalice No. 4344

Year

1930

Medium

  • ink,
  • pencil,
  • and watercolor on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ink,
  • pencil,
  • and watercolor on paper

Materials

ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor, graphite

Dimensions

43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"CHALICE - 4344 / CELTIC DESIGN / HEIGHT - 9"" in ink to right of stem."CMTA [?] 6/4/30" in ink in lower right corner. In ink: "SPUN" with arrow pointing to cup, "CAB, GARNET" with arrow pointing to stone on cup, "CHASED" with arrows pointing to decoration on stem and cup's base, "ENAMELED" with arrow pointing to stones on stem's knob, "CHASED" with arrow pointing to decoration on lower stem, "SPUN & CHASED" with arrow pointing to right of cup's base, "AMETHYST" with arrow pointing to stone on knob's plan, "CHASED" with arrow pointing to decoration on base, "SPUN" with arrow pointing to slope of base, "CHASED" with arrow pointing to tracery decoration on plan view of base, "ENAMEL CENTER" with arrow pointing to cross ornament on plan view of base, also "GREEN JEWEL" and "CHASED", "FRONT" with arrow pointing to lower right corner of base's plan view. In pencil: "6 1/2" on cup, "4 in" to right of cup, "2 3/4" to right of stem, "3 in" above and below knob on stem, "6 in" to right of stem, "6 in" to right of base. "EST.# 31930" to right of base. In pencil in upper right corner "Return to / Dept. 1-2"."91" and "92" in pencil in lower right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.86

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for Celtic Chalice No. 4344, 1930
Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper
43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.86

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