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Coffee cup and saucer

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Object Details

Designer

Angela Cummings, American, b. Austria 1944

Manufacturer

Arita Porcelain Company, founded 1616

Distributor

Bloomingdale's, New York, New York, USA

For

Bloomingdale's, New York, New York, USA

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Slightly flared cup with 3-dimensional checkerboard pattern in red, gold, and black squares. One cube is painted inside white cup interior. Hexagonal handle in gold. Saucer with bright white well; border in black with gilt rim.

Credit Line

Gift of Bloomingdale's

Date

1985

Accession Number

1986-26-4-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ceramics
Decorative Arts
Coffee cup and saucer

Medium

Gilt and enameled porcelain

Dimensions

H x W: 5.9 x 11 cm (2 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

manufactured in

Japan

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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/kq4b4d64494-123d-45f5-b5cb-6db793fa0d0f

Record ID

chndm_1986-26-4-a_b

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