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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Match Holder HOD and Tray HOE

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
James Leckenby (20th century), silversmith

Title

Design for Match Holder HOD and Tray HOE
Martele

Year

1914

Medium

  • pencil,
  • ink,
  • and gouache on tracing paper mounted to paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pencil,
  • ink,
  • and gouache on tracing paper mounted to paper

Materials

gouache, paper (fiber product), tracing paper, ink, graphite

Dimensions

41 x 33.7 cm (16 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil below tray, "Top view of Match holder tray / HOD". In ink below each drawing, "111014". Printed on paper pasted in upper right corner: "THIS DRAWING is the property of the / GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,/ 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 otherwise, it is necessary that the drawing / be returned."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2028

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
James Leckenby (20th century), silversmith
Design for Match Holder HOD and Tray HOE; Martele, 1914
Pencil, ink, and gouache on tracing paper mounted to paper
41 x 33.7 cm (16 1/8 x 13 1/4 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.2028

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