Object Details
Manufacturer
J. Maier & Co., 1890 – 1945
Designer
Ladislav Sutnar, American and Czech, b. Pilsen, Bohemia, 1897, d. New York, New York, USA, 1976
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Creamy-grey porcelain body. Coffee pot (a) is cylindrical in shape, with curved lower section that tapers to circular foot. Spout is upright, with curved and cylindrical, attached along the entire length of the spout. Handle is placed high on body, formed like upright reversed "U." Cover (b) is slightly domed, fitted with flange for closure, with flat semi-circular upright finial. Platinum band painted around lip and spout.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Date
1935
Accession Number
1992-10-8-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Coffeepot and lid
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
H x W x D: 19 x 11.3 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
made in
Bozicany, Czechoslovakia
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1992-10-8-a_b