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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Tea Service TLA-TLF

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Thomas J. Docker (American, 1877-1941), metalworker
Thomas Singleton (American, 1886-ca. 1959), metalworker
Wendell G. Arnold (American, 1878-1959), metalworker
William E. Jordan (American, 1861-1945), chaser (metalworker)

Title

Design for Tea Service TLA-TLF
Martele

Year

1910

Medium

  • Pencil and crayon on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pencil and crayon on paper

Materials

paper (fiber product), graphite

Dimensions

50.8 x 36.8 cm (20 x 14 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In blue crayon in lower left corner, "TLA". In pencil at bottom center "TLA / B / C / D / E / F" with "TLG Waiter". "R/XV" at bottom center. Various measurements and manufacturing specifications on drawing in pencil.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2183

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Thomas J. Docker (American, 1877-1941), metalworker
Thomas Singleton (American, 1886-ca. 1959), metalworker
Wendell G. Arnold (American, 1878-1959), metalworker
William E. Jordan (American, 1861-1945), chaser (metalworker)
Design for Tea Service TLA-TLF; Martele, 1910
Pencil and crayon on paper
50.8 x 36.8 cm (20 x 14 1/2 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.2183

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