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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Modern American Compote, 1928

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American, manufacturer
  • Erik Magnussen, 1884-1961, Danish, designer

Title

Design for Modern American Compote

Year

1928

Medium

Pencil and ink on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Dimensions

26.4 x 30.5 cm (10 3/8 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

All in ink: "EM. 437 / 1928" in lower left corner, "COMPOTE / 8" below center of drawing.

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.894

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