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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Frame, ca. 1940

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer
  • Possibly Frederick Russell Woodward, 1888-1983, American, designer

Title

Design for a Frame

Year

ca. 1940

Medium

Ink and pencil on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • paper (fiber product),
  • graphite,
  • ink

Dimensions

40.6 x 51.4 cm (16 x 20 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"REDUCE TO 7 1/2 inches" in pencil at middle of drawing with "FRW" in blue ink to right. "Centre X" on both lower sides of drawing near break, indicating center of frame's design.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.826

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