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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Mirror Frame, ca. 1940

Description

Maker

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

Title

Design for a Mirror Frame

Year

ca. 1940

Medium

Ink and pencil on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Dimensions

24.4 x 34 cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"REDUCE TO 3 31/32 INCHES- " in pencil across bottom of drawing, "FRW" in blue ink, "Neg only" in pencil script below. On backside of drawing there is a glued on paper printed wiht "No. N 6 / ToneLine Cut / Wanted" AND "1 Neg only" in pencil script. "6/1 Neg" in pencil at top center of drawing.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.824

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