Image
Description
Maker
- Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American, manufacturer
- Erik Magnussen, 1884-1961, Danish, designer
Title
Design for a Covered Dish
Year
1927
Medium
Ink on tracing paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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16.2 x 17.8 cm (6 3/8 x 7 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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"F/YX" in pencil in the upper left corner, "EM. 84" in pencil to bottom left of the drawing, "MAY 25 1927" to lower right of drawing. Down the left side of the dish: "8 CHASED LINES 1/32" WIDE" to left of the finial, "16 LINES / 1/32" WIDE" by the lid, "16 LINES / 1/32" WIDE" by the body, "8 LINES 1/32" WIDE" by the ball on the shaft, "16 LINES / 1/32" WIDE" by the base. Down the right side of the dish, "BALL 5/32" / BALL 5/8" / TURN" beside the finial, "3" 025" by the lid, "WIRE 3X4 / WIRE 3X6" by the rims, "3 1/4 025" beside the bowl, "BALL 5/8" beside the shaft's ball, "IVORY / TURN" by the shaft, "1 1/4 028 1/2 / WIRE 4x5" by the base.
Type
Credit
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Gift of Lenox, Incorporated
Object Number
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2005.118.45.838
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Use
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