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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Plate VPE

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
William L. Hughes Jr. (American, 1857-1932), metalworker
Herbert C. Lloyd (American, b. England, 1865-1951), chaser (metalworker)

Title

Design for Plate VPE
Martele

Year

1911

Medium

  • pencil,
  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and crayon on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pencil,
  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and crayon on paper

Materials

graphite, paper (fiber product), watercolor, ink

Dimensions

36.5 x 47 cm (14 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In ink below center of drawing "#12711". In blue colored crayon in lower right corner, "VPE"Various manufacturing specifications in pencil, including "hammered before stamp" and "16085".

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1921

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
William L. Hughes Jr. (American, 1857-1932), metalworker
Herbert C. Lloyd (American, b. England, 1865-1951), chaser (metalworker)
Design for Plate VPE; Martele, 1911
Pencil, watercolor, ink, and crayon on paper
36.5 x 47 cm (14 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1921

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