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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Cigarette Box No. 316,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Cigarette Box No. 316

Medium

waxed paper, ink

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. 316 CIGARETTE BOX" in ink in upper left corner. "7 KNUCKLES", "1 PARTITION" mark parts of drawing along with dimensions "1 5/8"" for height, "7 1/2"" for width, and "3 3/8"" for depth. Data field at bottom margin "COVER 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 G025 / MOULDINGS 17" x 2 1/2" G023 / BOTTOM 4 x 8 1/8" G018 / REENFORCE WIRE 7 3/4" G130 x G050 / JOINT 7 3/4" G075 G045" in left column, "COVER WIRE 18" G13 R70 1/2 / CEDAR LINING" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.470

About

Design for Cigarette Box No. 316

"No. 316 CIGARETTE BOX" in ink in upper left corner. "7 KNUCKLES", "1 PARTITION" mark parts of drawing along with dimensions "1 5/8"" for height, "7 1/2"" for width, and "3 3/8"" for depth. Data field at bottom margin "COVER 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 G025 / MOULDINGS 17" x 2 1/2" G023 / BOTTOM 4 x 8 1/8" G018 / REENFORCE WIRE 7 3/4" G130 x G050 / JOINT 7 3/4" G075 G045" in left column, "COVER WIRE 18" G13 R70 1/2 / CEDAR LINING" in right column.

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 Cigarette Box No. 316 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.470. 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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