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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Compote PYE,

Maker

  • James A. MacKenzie
  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Compote PYE

Medium

watercolor, paper (fiber product), graphite, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Techniques

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

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

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2327

Design for Compote PYE
Martele

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

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