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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Dish,

Description

Maker

Title

Design for a Dish

Medium

graphite, paper (fiber product), tracing paper, coloring

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

37.5 x 23.5 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil across top of page, "MAY 25th 1917 / 6" DISH / WT / 2oz15[dwt?]" and in script "Made by Webster Co. / North Attleboro Mass." On plan view "ENGRAVED" "PIERCED" and "EMBOSSED" with arrow pointing to parts of rim. "IN FOUR DIVISIONS" at center of plan view. To upper right is a key to colored pencils, blue line marked "EMBOSSED" and orange line marked "PIERCED". To left of profile view "GA.016".

Type

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1819

About

Design for a Dish

In pencil across top of page, "MAY 25th 1917 / 6" DISH / WT / 2oz15[dwt?]" and in script "Made by Webster Co. / North Attleboro Mass." On plan view "ENGRAVED" "PIERCED" and "EMBOSSED" with arrow pointing to parts of rim. "IN FOUR DIVISIONS" at center of plan view. To upper right is a key to colored pencils, blue line marked "EMBOSSED" and orange line marked "PIERCED". To left of profile view "GA.016".

Use

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