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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Coffeepot No. 861, 1942

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer

Title

Design for Coffeepot No. 861

Year

1942

Medium

Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • graphite,
  • waxed paper,
  • ink

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 861 COFFEE / 1 5/8 PINT CAPACITY" in ink in upper left corner. "EBONY" with arrow pointing to finial and handle. "NECK", "COVER", and "TIPS" mark parts of plan view. "PLAN OF FOOT" marks plan view at bottom. Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "COVER 4 1/4 x 5 5/8 G036 PAT 8872 CUTTER / COVER BEZEL 2 13/16 x 3 5/8 G051 PAT 13776 CUTTER / BODY 8 x 9 5/8 G025 PAT 13775 / BOTTOM 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 G028 1/2 / SPOUT #4 BLANK 049 BACK ROLL" in left column, "DATE 5-19 1942" in center column, "1 3/4" FROM CENTER TO 027 -10x3 MAKES / COMPLETE SPOUT DIE 8862 / HANDLE #10 BLANK G030 DIE 13770 / TIP #058 L-3 STERLING / JOINT 14W " " "in right column.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.562

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 Coffeepot No. 861 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.562. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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