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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Teapot No. 1092,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Teapot No. 1092

Medium

ink, graphite, waxed paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Techniques

  • Ink and pencil on waxed paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 1092 TEA / 2 1/2 PINT" in ink in upper left corner. "HEIGHT 8 21/32"" marks height of teapot, "FOOT DIA 3 13/16"" marks diameter of foot, and four other dimensions marked in ink.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "COVER CIR 5 1/4G.030 / BODY " 12 1/2 .025 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 / TO 621 CHUCK / FOOT CIR 5" .032 / HANDLE 6 5/8 x 8 .028 1/2 / PAT. 2551 DIE 3467-E" in left column, "DATE MARCH 14 1951 / DRAWN BY CP" in center column, "SPOUT 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 .030 CUTTER 2551 / JOINT 165 / USE 1544 ROLL / SHIELD 5/8 x 1 1/8 .025 SOLDER EDGE / TIP CAST 40591" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.593

About

Design for Teapot No. 1092

"No. 1092 TEA / 2 1/2 PINT" in ink in upper left corner. "HEIGHT 8 21/32"" marks height of teapot, "FOOT DIA 3 13/16"" marks diameter of foot, and four other dimensions marked in ink.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "COVER CIR 5 1/4G.030 / BODY " 12 1/2 .025 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 / TO 621 CHUCK / FOOT CIR 5" .032 / HANDLE 6 5/8 x 8 .028 1/2 / PAT. 2551 DIE 3467-E" in left column, "DATE MARCH 14 1951 / DRAWN BY CP" in center column, "SPOUT 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 .030 CUTTER 2551 / JOINT 165 / USE 1544 ROLL / SHIELD 5/8 x 1 1/8 .025 SOLDER EDGE / TIP CAST 40591" 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 Teapot No. 1092 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.593. 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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