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Erik Magnussen

Design for a Plate and Lidded Bowl,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company
  • Erik Magnussen

Title

Design for a Plate and Lidded Bowl

Medium

graphite, tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Techniques

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Dimensions

66 x 82.6 cm (26 x 32 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

All in pencil: "EM 52" in lower left corner. "E/YHEGQ" above profile view of plate, "BERRIES INSIDE ONLY." below profile, "THICK EDGE" to right of profile. "16 LINES CHASED INSIDE." to lower right of plan view of plate. "[?]Y/P . EGP" to lower left of profile view of lidded bowl, "BOTTOM" with plan view of bowl's base, "CHASE LINES AROUND EDGE INTO BOWL." to lower right of profile view with "EM." Along right margin pointing to parts of lidded bowl, "16 LINES CHASED. / CAST PATTERN. / BERRIES INSIDE. / BERRIES OUTSIDE" with plan view of lid, "CAST PATTERN / 13" 036 / WIRE / 3X7 / 0X6 / BERRIES INSIDE / AND OUTSIDE IN / ALTERNATE SPACES. / 14" 036" to right of profile view.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.975

About

Design for a Plate and Lidded Bowl

All in pencil: "EM 52" in lower left corner. "E/YHEGQ" above profile view of plate, "BERRIES INSIDE ONLY." below profile, "THICK EDGE" to right of profile. "16 LINES CHASED INSIDE." to lower right of plan view of plate. "[?]Y/P . EGP" to lower left of profile view of lidded bowl, "BOTTOM" with plan view of bowl's base, "CHASE LINES AROUND EDGE INTO BOWL." to lower right of profile view with "EM." Along right margin pointing to parts of lidded bowl, "16 LINES CHASED. / CAST PATTERN. / BERRIES INSIDE. / BERRIES OUTSIDE" with plan view of lid, "CAST PATTERN / 13" 036 / WIRE / 3X7 / 0X6 / BERRIES INSIDE / AND OUTSIDE IN / ALTERNATE SPACES. / 14" 036" to right of profile view.

Related

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Sandwich Plate

Erik Magnussen

Design for a Dish

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Design for a Plate and Lidded Bowl with the accession number of 2005.118.45.975. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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