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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Waiter No. 947,

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Waiter No. 947

Medium

ink, waxed paper

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. 947 WAITER" in ink in upper left corner. "WIDTH 17 1/2"" marks width on plan view, "LENGTH OF WAITER WITHOUT HANDLES 25" marks width of tray on plan view.Data field at bottom filled in, in ink, with "BODY 27 x 19 1/2 G057 / DIE 13013 / END BORDER CAST 40833 / SIDE " 40834" in left column, "DATE 11-13 1946 / DRAWN BY CAF" in center column, "SIDE BORDER CAST 40835 / HANDLE CAST 41063" in right column.

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.677

About

Design for Waiter No. 947
Gadroon

"No. 947 WAITER" in ink in upper left corner. "WIDTH 17 1/2"" marks width on plan view, "LENGTH OF WAITER WITHOUT HANDLES 25" marks width of tray on plan view.Data field at bottom filled in, in ink, with "BODY 27 x 19 1/2 G057 / DIE 13013 / END BORDER CAST 40833 / SIDE " 40834" in left column, "DATE 11-13 1946 / DRAWN BY CAF" in center column, "SIDE BORDER CAST 40835 / HANDLE CAST 41063" in right column.

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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 Waiter No. 947 with the accession number of 2005.118.45.677. 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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