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Erik Magnussen, designer

Design for a Compote, ca. 1928

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer
  • Erik Magnussen, 1884-1961, Danish

Title

Design for a Compote

Year

ca. 1928

Medium

Pencil and ink on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • tracing paper,
  • graphite

Dimensions

51.1 x 44.5 cm (20 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In ink in lower left corner, "EM. 224." in lower left corner. "EBONY" to right of stem, "IVORY" to right of lower stem.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.938

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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 Compote with the accession number of 2005.118.45.938. 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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