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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Compote PYE

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
James A. MacKenzie (late 19th century - 20th century), metalworker

Title

Design for Compote PYE
Martele

Year

1918

Medium

  • pencil,
  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and crayon on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pencil,
  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and crayon on paper

Materials

watercolor, paper (fiber product), graphite, ink

Dimensions

51.1 x 40 cm (20 1/8 x 15 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In orange in upper left corner "PYE". In ink below center of drawing "#9318" with pencil at bottom center "change / chasing a / foot to match / candlestick / on order" with "PYE" with "[Grogan] Co.". In ink on sticker in lower right corner, "THIS DRAWING is the property of the / GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,/ PROVIDENCE, R. I., to whom it is to be / returned. / No copy has been made of it, and no record / kept; hence, if reference is made to it by letter / or otherwise, it is necessary that the drawing / be returned." Various manufacturing specifications and measurments on drawing in pencil

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2327

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
James A. MacKenzie (late 19th century - 20th century), metalworker
Design for Compote PYE; Martele, 1918
Pencil, watercolor, ink, and crayon on paper
51.1 x 40 cm (20 1/8 x 15 3/4 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.2327

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