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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Wire Candelabra

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Sara Balbach-Lane (American, b. 1938), designer
J. Teixeira (ca. 1962), delineator

Title

Design for a Wire Candelabra
Wire

Year

1962

Medium

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pencil on tracing paper

Materials

tracing paper, graphite

Dimensions

58.1 x 43.5 cm (22 7/8 x 17 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

All in pencil: "THREE-LITE CENTERPIECE CANDELABRA" below center of drawing, "THE GORHAM CORPORATION / DESIGNED BY - S.BALBACH / DRAWN BY J.TEIXEIRA 5/9/62" in lower right corner. Various measurments and manufacturing specifications on face of drawing, including "1/2 BRASS BALL / DROPPED AND SOLDERED / TO THREE WIRES" at central juncture, "BUD SHAPED BRASS / CANDLE CUP."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1238

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Sara Balbach-Lane (American, b. 1938), designer
J. Teixeira (ca. 1962), delineator
Design for a Wire Candelabra; Wire, 1962
Pencil on tracing paper
58.1 x 43.5 cm (22 7/8 x 17 1/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1238

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