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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Coffeepot,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for a Coffeepot

Medium

graphite, tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Techniques

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Dimensions

40.3 x 30.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"CAST 32655" with finial, "CAST 32546" with handle, "CAST 32547" with spout. "R. 1081 THIN" across body trim. "R.1082 G.10" across rim at base. "Round" with arrow that indicate the pedestal is to be round, "SQUARE" with arrow to indicate the base is square. "EB" in tiny letters to bottom right of drawing. "'ETRUSCAN" COFFEE RFl 3 PINTS (AS A9801) / FOR DRAKE'S, LARNED, KANSAS / ORDER No. 1017 / SERIAL No. / JAN. 14 1922" in box formation below drawing.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.211

About

Design for a Coffeepot
Etruscan

"CAST 32655" with finial, "CAST 32546" with handle, "CAST 32547" with spout. "R. 1081 THIN" across body trim. "R.1082 G.10" across rim at base. "Round" with arrow that indicate the pedestal is to be round, "SQUARE" with arrow to indicate the base is square. "EB" in tiny letters to bottom right of drawing. "'ETRUSCAN" COFFEE RFl 3 PINTS (AS A9801) / FOR DRAKE'S, LARNED, KANSAS / ORDER No. 1017 / SERIAL No. / JAN. 14 1922" in box formation below drawing.

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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 a Coffeepot with the accession number of 2005.118.45.211. 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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