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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Covered Dish, 1927

Description

Maker

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

Title

Design for a Covered Dish

Year

1927

Medium

Pencil on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • tracing paper,
  • graphite

Dimensions

15.6 x 22.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"F/YX" in pencil in the upper left corner, "EM. 84" in pencil to bottom left of the drawing. Along right margin of drawing, all in pencil, "5/32" BALL" with line to top of finial, "5/8" BALL" with line to finial, "TURNED" with line to base of finial, "3" 025" with line to lid of dish, "3X4" and "3X6" with lines to rims of dishes and lid, "3 1/4 025" with line to cup, "5/8" BALL" with line to ball on stem, "IVORY" with line to disk at center of shaft, "TURNED" wtih line to shaft, "1 1/4 028 1/2" with line to base, "4x5" with line to foot. "IVORY" wtih plan view of disk to left of dish. "16 CHASED LINES 1/32" WIDE ON BODY / 8 LINES ON BALLS." to lower right of drawing.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.837

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