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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Teakettle-on-stand No. 56, ca. 1950

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-present, American

Title

Design for Teakettle-on-stand No. 56

Year

ca. 1950

Medium

Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • graphite,
  • ink,
  • waxed paper

Dimensions

33 x 42.2 cm (13 x 16 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 56 KETTLE / CAP. 3 3/8 PINTS" in ink in upper left corner. "KENSINGTON" in ink in lower left corner. Data field at bottom margin filled in with "COVER CIR 4 1/2" G032 / BEZEL " 4 3/4" G040 / BODY " 10 1/2" G045 / FOOT " 5" G040 / LEGS CAST 39852 / SPOUT " 40006" all in ink in left column, in ink at right column, "STD. PINS CAST 4028 / HANDLE " 39952 / SOCKET " 39844 / TIP " 39977 / JOINT BEARERS CAST 39999 / " " " 40011 FOR STAND". To right of data field in ink "WIRE CUT 18" R44 G8 / " " 9" G 4" X 10" / " " 16" G 6" X 3/8" / " " 16" G3" X 10" / " " 15" G13" X 3/8" ".

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Design,
  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.430

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 Teakettle-on-stand No. 56 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.430. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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