Image
Description
Maker
- Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American
- Thomas Edward Swain, 1887-ca.1950, American, designer
Title
Design for a French Fried Potato Dish
Year
1920
Medium
Pencil on tracing paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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"FRENCH FRIED POTATOE DISH E.P." below profile view of dish. "GORHAM MFG. CO" in lower left corner of box outlining drawing, "TES" in lower right corner of that box. In box below drawing box, "FRENCH FRIED POTATO DISH / DIE NO 16941 FOR DISH AND COVER HANDLE CAST NO 33124 ROLL 1179". The date "8-30-20" in pencil along lower right margin of paper and along lower left bottom of drawing. "COVER / FITS / AS / SHOWN / HERE" with arrow pointing to rim of dish in plan view.
Type
Credit
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Gift of Lenox, Incorporated
Object Number
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2005.118.45.396
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