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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Teapot No. 992L,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Teapot No. 992L

Medium

waxed paper, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Ink on waxed paper

Techniques

  • Ink on waxed paper

Dimensions

43.5 x 56.2 cm (17 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"No. 991L TEA CAP. 2 1/4 PTS." in ink in upper left corner."17X22" in ink in upper right corner. "3 9/16""" marks width of cover, "2 3/4" marks length of cover."7"" marks total height of pot, "5 5/32"" marks height to tip of spout, "5 23/32"" marks height to top of handle. "2 25/32"" marks width of base, "3 22/32"" marks length of base.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "BODY- 10 1/2 x 8 3/4" GAUGE 025 DIE 12219 / BOTTOM - 5" x 4 1/2" GAUGE 025 DIE 12387 / COVER - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" GAUGE 030 DIE C-12208 / MTH. BEZEL- 4 1/2 X 3 3/4" GAUGE 090 CUTTER 12388 / HANDLE - 5 1/2" x 4" GAUGE 025 DIE C-122112" in left column, "DATE OCT. 25 1951 / DRAWN BY F.S.P." in center column, "TIP - 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" GAUGE 028 1/2 DIE 9948 / JOINT- #22-S" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.680

About

Design for Teapot No. 992L
Buttercup

"No. 991L TEA CAP. 2 1/4 PTS." in ink in upper left corner."17X22" in ink in upper right corner. "3 9/16""" marks width of cover, "2 3/4" marks length of cover."7"" marks total height of pot, "5 5/32"" marks height to tip of spout, "5 23/32"" marks height to top of handle. "2 25/32"" marks width of base, "3 22/32"" marks length of base.Data field at bottom margin filled in, in ink, with "BODY- 10 1/2 x 8 3/4" GAUGE 025 DIE 12219 / BOTTOM - 5" x 4 1/2" GAUGE 025 DIE 12387 / COVER - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" GAUGE 030 DIE C-12208 / MTH. BEZEL- 4 1/2 X 3 3/4" GAUGE 090 CUTTER 12388 / HANDLE - 5 1/2" x 4" GAUGE 025 DIE C-122112" in left column, "DATE OCT. 25 1951 / DRAWN BY F.S.P." in center column, "TIP - 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" GAUGE 028 1/2 DIE 9948 / JOINT- #22-S" 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. 992L with the accession number of 2005.118.45.680. 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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