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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Teapot No. 1142,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Teapot No. 1142

Medium

ink, waxed paper, graphite

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. 1142 TEA / CAP 2 3/8 PTS" in ink in upper left corner, "1142 TEA / CAP 2 3/8 PTS." also in upper left corner in pencil. "5 25/32"" marks height of body to cover, "6 1/16"" marks height to top of handle, "8"" marks height to top of finial, "5 13/16"" marks height to top of spout. "BODY CIR 5 5/16"" marks diameter of body, "3 1/4"" and "3 3/16"" mark diameters of cover and mouth.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "Cover Cir 4" D (.020G) / Body Cir 13 1/4" D (.024G) Dr 6 3/8 X 6 1/2 / 2 Spout (738 Surplus) / 1 Handle Cast 41342 / Joint 265 (738 Cage)" in left column, "DATE August 12 1953 / DRAWN BY GHD" in center column, "Tip Cast 12303 / Cape Border Cast 41361 / 4 Feet - Cast 41358" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.693

About

Design for Teapot No. 1142
Strasbourg

"No. 1142 TEA / CAP 2 3/8 PTS" in ink in upper left corner, "1142 TEA / CAP 2 3/8 PTS." also in upper left corner in pencil. "5 25/32"" marks height of body to cover, "6 1/16"" marks height to top of handle, "8"" marks height to top of finial, "5 13/16"" marks height to top of spout. "BODY CIR 5 5/16"" marks diameter of body, "3 1/4"" and "3 3/16"" mark diameters of cover and mouth.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "Cover Cir 4" D (.020G) / Body Cir 13 1/4" D (.024G) Dr 6 3/8 X 6 1/2 / 2 Spout (738 Surplus) / 1 Handle Cast 41342 / Joint 265 (738 Cage)" in left column, "DATE August 12 1953 / DRAWN BY GHD" in center column, "Tip Cast 12303 / Cape Border Cast 41361 / 4 Feet - Cast 41358" 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. 1142 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.693. 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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