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Object Details

Designer

Ettore Sottsass, (Italian, 1917–2007)

Producer

Alessio Sarri, Italian

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Ceramic teapot and lid; white cylindrical upright body, with wide round-edged base and top. Handle in blue joins top and base; green spout, and purple lid made up of concentric stepped round-edged circles.

Credit Line

Museum purchase from Sir Arthur Bryan Fund

Date

1987

Accession Number

1988-67-2-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ceramics
Decorative Arts

Object Name

Teapot and lid

Type

Teapot and lid

Medium

Glazed porcelain

Dimensions

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 26.8 x 20.7 x 12 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (a: teapot): 20.8 x 20.7 x 12 cm (8 3/16 x 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
H x diam. (b: lid): 8.5 x 9.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

made in

Italy

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42491db4b-fa14-4cc7-b0d8-7faf343792ec

Record ID

chndm_1988-67-2-a_b

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