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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Waiter No. 947

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)

Title

Design for Waiter No. 947
Gadroon

Year

1946

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, 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.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.677

Type

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Design for Waiter No. 947; Gadroon, 1946
Ink on waxed paper
43.5 x 56.2 cm (17 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.677

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