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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Wood and Brass Base

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for a Wood and Brass Base

Year

1964

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

tracing paper, ink, graphite

Dimensions

25.4 x 21.6 cm (10 x 8 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Ink stamped box with "AUTH. NO." filled in in pencil with nothing in lower left corner. Ink stamped box wtih "GORHAM CORPORATION / DESIGNED BY / DATE" filled in in pencil with nothing in lower right corner. In pencil below drawing, "brass base for wood line". Measurements around right side of drawing in pencil, "7/16" marks radius of top, "2 7/16" indicates measurment of shaft's height, "5/16" indicates height of foot rim, "2" is radius at high point of base, " 2 1/8" is radius of base of base.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1047

Type

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for a Wood and Brass Base, 1964
Pencil and ink on tracing paper
25.4 x 21.6 cm (10 x 8 1/2 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1047

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