Image
Description
Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Title
Design for Pitcher HLE and Tumbler HLG
Martele
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
paper (fiber product), graphite, watercolor, ink Dimensions
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80.6 x 62.9 cm (31 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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In ink below pitcher "62914B" with "HLE" in pencil. In ink below tumbler, "62914" with "HLG" in pencil. In ink below crossed out sugar bowl, "62914". In pencil script with plan view of pitcher, "Plan of Pitcher".Various measurments and manufacturing specifications on drawing in pencil. In ink printed to small paper glued to upper left corner, "THIS DRAWING is the property of the / GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,/ PROVIDENCE, R. I., to whom it is to be / returned. / No copy has been made of it, and no record / kept; hence, if reference is made to it by letter / or otherwise, it is necessary that the drawing / be returned."
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated
Object Number
2005.118.45.2251 Type
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