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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for a Wire Candelabra

Description

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Sara Balbach-Lane (American, b. 1938), designer

Title

Design for a Wire Candelabra
Wire

Year

1962

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite, tracing paper

Dimensions

33 x 38.4 cm (13 x 15 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

All in pencil: "THREE-LITE CENTERPIECE CANDELABRA / THE GORHAM CORPORATION" below center of drawing, "USING: 3/16" WIRE STOCK / 1/4" & 1/2 BRASS BALLS / ROD-SHAPED BRASS CANDLE-CUPS / EXISTING GLASS RING / DESIGNED BY S. BALBACH" in lower right corner.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.1237

Type

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Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present)
Sara Balbach-Lane (American, b. 1938), designer
Design for a Wire Candelabra; Wire, 1962
Pencil on tracing paper
33 x 38.4 cm (13 x 15 1/8 inches)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.45.1237

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