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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Coffeepot,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for a Coffeepot

Medium

tracing paper, graphite, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pencil and ink on tracing paper

Techniques

  • Pencil and ink on tracing paper

Dimensions

34.9 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"A. D. COFFEE POT" across top of drawing. "CAST 32656" with arrow pointing to finial. "CAST 32775" with arow pointing to spout. "ROLL L1.143" with arrow pointing to upper rim of pot. "CAST 32672" with arrow pointing to handle. "ROUND FOOT / ROLL L1.143" with arrow pointing to border at foot. "FOR BODY, FOOT, NECK & COVER USE CHUCKS OF A 9811 COFFEE" written across bottom of page. "#53129" in pen at bottom of drawing.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.167

About

Design for a Coffeepot
Etruscan

"A. D. COFFEE POT" across top of drawing. "CAST 32656" with arrow pointing to finial. "CAST 32775" with arow pointing to spout. "ROLL L1.143" with arrow pointing to upper rim of pot. "CAST 32672" with arrow pointing to handle. "ROUND FOOT / ROLL L1.143" with arrow pointing to border at foot. "FOR BODY, FOOT, NECK & COVER USE CHUCKS OF A 9811 COFFEE" written across bottom of page. "#53129" in pen at bottom of drawing.

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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 a Coffeepot with the accession number of 2005.118.45.167. 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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