Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Epergne Glass Bowl No. 540

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
J. Teixeira (ca. 1962), delineator

Title

Design for Epergne Glass Bowl No. 540

Year

1962

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

waxed paper, ink, graphite

Dimensions

33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. - 540 EPERGNE SMALL BOWL" in ink in upper left corner. "4 9/16" DIA." marks diameter of bowl top at center, "2 7/16"" marks height of bowl, four "APPROX. DIA." measurements noted on stepped bottom of bowl, all in pencil. Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "FULL LEAD CRYSTAL / FOUR REQUIRED FOR / EACH EPERGNE" in left column, "DATE 6-14 1962 / DRAWN BY J. Teixeira" in center column.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.518

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
J. Teixeira (ca. 1962), delineator
Design for Epergne Glass Bowl No. 540, 1962
Pencil and ink on waxed paper
33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.518

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