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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Centerpiece No. 10,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Centerpiece No. 10

Medium

ink, waxed paper, graphite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Techniques

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 10 CENTREPIECE" in upper left corner in ink. "Y 599 MESH / PLAIN" with plain crossed out, all in ink at left center of plan view. "12" DIE" in ink to right of center. Data field at bottom margin filled in with "BODY CIR. 13 3/4" 040 / SPUN OVER EDGE SOLDERED / FOOT CIR 6 1/2" SPUN 040" in left column, "DATE 8-3- 1933" filled in at center column, "MAKERS WGT 37. OZ" at right column.

Place

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.426

About

Design for Centerpiece No. 10

"No. 10 CENTREPIECE" in upper left corner in ink. "Y 599 MESH / PLAIN" with plain crossed out, all in ink at left center of plan view. "12" DIE" in ink to right of center. Data field at bottom margin filled in with "BODY CIR. 13 3/4" 040 / SPUN OVER EDGE SOLDERED / FOOT CIR 6 1/2" SPUN 040" in left column, "DATE 8-3- 1933" filled in at center column, "MAKERS WGT 37. OZ" at right column.

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

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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 Centerpiece No. 10 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.426. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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