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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Compote EM87

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Erik Magnussen (Danish, 1884-1961), designer

Title

Design for Compote EM87

Year

1927

Medium

  • Pen and ink with graphite underdrawing on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pen and ink with graphite underdrawing on tracing paper

Materials

null, graphite, ink, tracing paper

Dimensions

33 x 29.8 cm (13 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"EJJ" and "F / Y S" in ink in upper left corner. "EM. 87-" in ink in lower left corner of drawing. ".MARCH. 10. 27." in ink in lower right corner of drawing. In ink around finial of compote, "TURN" "ivory turn" "11/16"" "LINKS CHASED 1/32" WIDE" "TURN". Around top of lid, below finial "24 LINES CHASED / 1/32" WIDE." "24 LINES CHASED 1/16 WIDE" "1 1/8 032 / TURN". To right of body, "8 1/4 032" "WIRE OxO / Ox2"and "8 1/4 036". To left of body, "24 LINES / CHASED 3/32" WIDE". To right of stem, "WIRE 4x5" "2" 026" "TURN FROM BAR STOCK" "IVORY" "TURN FROM BAR STOCK" "2 1/4 040" "TURN FROM BAR STOCK" and "4"040". To left of stem, "8 LINES CUT / 1/16" WIDE." "24 LINES / CHASED IN / GROUPS OF / THREE 1/16" / WIDE" and "24 LINES / CHASED 1/16" WIDE". To right of base, "WIRE 0x1". In pencil in lower right corner, perpendicular, "19" circled and "18".

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.52

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver
Designing Brilliance 1850-1970
May 03, 2019 – Dec 01, 2019

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Erik Magnussen (Danish, 1884-1961), designer
Design for Compote EM87, 1927
Pen and ink with graphite underdrawing on tracing paper
33 x 29.8 cm (13 x 11 3/4 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.52

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