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Gorham Manufacturing Company
Design for Martelé Teapot MNZ, 1907
Description
Maker
- Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American
- Alfred J. Ottestad, 1878 - 1953, Norwegian, metalworker
- Otto Colmetz, 1863-1950, American (b. Australia), chaser (metalworker)
Title
Design for Martelé Teapot MNZ
Year
1907
Medium
Graphite and pen and ink on cardboard
Dimensions
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28.3 x 27.6 cm (11 1/8 x 10 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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In black and red ink on piece of paper glued to upper left corner, "This Drawing is the property of / the Gorham Manufacturing Company, / Providence, R. I., to whom it is to / be returned. / No copy has been made of it, and / no record kept; hence, if reference / is made to it by letter or other-, / wise, it is necessary that the / drawing be returned.". In blue crayon at bottom center of drawing, "MNZ". In ink below center of drawing, "#72007". In pencil in lower right corner, "Handle should have / insulators" and "See Photo of GUS / and cream Sample." Various manufacturing specifications and instructions on drawing in pencil.
Type
Credit
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Gift of Lenox, Incorporated
Object Number
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2005.118.45.2068
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