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Pairpoint Manufacturing Company

Design for a Coffee Set

Description

Maker

Pairpoint Manufacturing Company (American, 1880-1958)
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present), associated artist/maker

Title

Design for a Coffee Set

Year

1916

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite, tracing paper

Dimensions

30.5 x 41.9 cm (12 x 16 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil at bottom center of drawing, "The Pairpoint Corporation No 0156 COFFEE SET CAPACITY OF PUT 3 HALF PINTS / POT, PLAIN, BURNISHED WITH HAMMERED BAND $10.95 / SUGAR " " GOLD LINED 5.00 / CREAM " " : 5.00 / NO 01179 Waiter 14" " " 9.55 / COMPLETE 30.50 / Quadruple plate on Nickel Silver / Sheffield productions." In lower left corner, "3/16/16 Spoken of as a sharply / [mounted] oval / Also made in sterling."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1561

Type

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Pairpoint Manufacturing Company (American, 1880-1958)
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present), associated artist/maker
Design for a Coffee Set, 1916
Pencil on tracing paper
30.5 x 41.9 cm (12 x 16 1/2 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1561

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