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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Teakettle-on-stand No. 656,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Teakettle-on-stand No. 656

Medium

waxed paper, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Ink on waxed paper

Techniques

  • Ink on waxed paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 656 KETTLE" in upper left corner."EBONY" on handle, "POSITION OF FEET" with small plan view of foot. Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "MK'S WGT 45.70 / FIN " 44.80 / COVER CIR 4" G054 / BODY " 10" G040 / FOOT " 5 1/2" G038 / TIP TURNED L-3 / JOINT FOR STAND CAST 40011" in left column, "DATE 11-4 1937" in center column, "PIN FOR STAND CAST 4028 / SPOUT CAST 40449 / LEGS " 40450 / HANDLES CAST 40452 / WIRE 15" R057 G8 / " 18" G 3/8 x 4 / " 18" G 1 x 10 / " 12" G 6X7" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.540

About

Design for Teakettle-on-stand No. 656

"No. 656 KETTLE" in upper left corner."EBONY" on handle, "POSITION OF FEET" with small plan view of foot. Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "MK'S WGT 45.70 / FIN " 44.80 / COVER CIR 4" G054 / BODY " 10" G040 / FOOT " 5 1/2" G038 / TIP TURNED L-3 / JOINT FOR STAND CAST 40011" in left column, "DATE 11-4 1937" in center column, "PIN FOR STAND CAST 4028 / SPOUT CAST 40449 / LEGS " 40450 / HANDLES CAST 40452 / WIRE 15" R057 G8 / " 18" G 3/8 x 4 / " 18" G 1 x 10 / " 12" G 6X7" in right column.

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. 656 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.540. 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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