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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Compote No. 1235,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Compote No. 1235

Medium

ink, graphite, waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Techniques

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 1235 COMPOTE / "ROSE SCROLL"" in ink in upper left corner."13X16 1/2" in pencil in the upper right corner. "13 ROSE SCROLL UNITS" with arrow pointing to rim on plan view."6 7/32" marks diameter of plate in ink, "4 5/32" in ink marks height of compote, "3 1/2"Dia" marks diameter of compote's base.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "BODY CIRCLE 7" dia G-018 / Foot - " 4 3/8 dia. G-020 As 128 SURPLUS / BOTTOM " 4 1/8" dia. G-008 / ROLL #346 - 621" in left column, "DATE 2/7 1952 / DRAWN BY F.S.P." in center column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.616

About

Design for Compote No. 1235
Rose Scroll

"No. 1235 COMPOTE / "ROSE SCROLL"" in ink in upper left corner."13X16 1/2" in pencil in the upper right corner. "13 ROSE SCROLL UNITS" with arrow pointing to rim on plan view."6 7/32" marks diameter of plate in ink, "4 5/32" in ink marks height of compote, "3 1/2"Dia" marks diameter of compote's base.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "BODY CIRCLE 7" dia G-018 / Foot - " 4 3/8 dia. G-020 As 128 SURPLUS / BOTTOM " 4 1/8" dia. G-008 / ROLL #346 - 621" in left column, "DATE 2/7 1952 / DRAWN BY F.S.P." in center column.

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 Compote No. 1235 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.616. 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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