Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Coffeepot No. 451

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for Coffeepot No. 451
Pilgrim

Year

1939

Medium

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Materials

graphite, waxed paper, ink

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 451 COFFEE I / TT" in ink in upper left corner. "MATCH ROLL" on drawing at joint between base and body, "IVORY" at insulators on handle.Data field at bottom margin marked in ink with "COVER CIR 4 1/2" SPUN G032 / BODY " 12 7/8 " G027 / 4 7/8 x 6 3/4 " TO L-1 CHUCK / FOOT 5 1/4 " G032 / HANDLE 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 G028 1/2 / MAKES ONE COMPLETE" in left column, "DATE 1-19 1939" in center column, ""PILGRIM" / PAT 2550 STAMP FROM FLAT / SPOUT 9 x 2 1/4 SEE CUTTER & DIE 2550-G043 / 1" FROM CENTER BACK ROLL TO 025 / TIP TURNED DEPT L-3" in right column.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.498

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for Coffeepot No. 451; Pilgrim, 1939
Ink and pencil on waxed paper
33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.498

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Main Navigation

  • Visit

    • Hours & Admission
    • Accessibility & Amenities
    • Tours & Group Visits
    • Visitor Guidelines
  • Art & Design

    • Collection Research
    • Collection
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Join / Give

    • Become a Member
    • Give
  • Exhibitions & Events

    • Exhibitions
    • Events
  • Watch / Listen / Read

    • The Latest
    • Publications
    • Articles
    • Audio & Video

Footer Secondary Navigation

  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use
Tickets
Homepage
Go to the risd.edu homepage. This link will open in a new window.