Dorothy C. Thorpe (American, 1901–1989). <em>Cup and Saucer</em>, ca. 1940. Bisque porcelain, 2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (5.7 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1990.150a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.150a-b.jpg)

Dorothy C. Thorpe (American, 1901–1989). Cup and Saucer, ca. 1940. Bisque porcelain, 2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (5.7 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1990.150a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.150a-b.jpg)

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This cup and saucer were designed by Dorothy C. Thorpe around 1940 and produced by Porcelaine de Paris. The reductivist geometric style builds on the sleek aesthetics, like the Machine Aesthetic, that gained popularity in the 1930s. Overall, the set reminds me a little of the Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939-40 NYC World's Fair, if you're familiar!

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Cup and Saucer

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

ARTIST Dorothy C. Thorpe, American, 1901–1989

MANUFACTURER Porcelaine de Paris

MEDIUM Bisque porcelain

DATES ca. 1940

DIMENSIONS 2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (5.7 x 15.2 x 12.1cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS printed on under side of each: in black: PORCELAINE / (crossed wheat sheaves) / DE PARIS; in red: MADE IN FRANCE / EXPRESSLY FOR / Dorothy C. Thorpe

SIGNATURE no signature

INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 1990.150a-b

CREDIT LINE Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Dorothy C. Thorpe (American, 1901–1989). Cup and Saucer, ca. 1940. Bisque porcelain, 2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (5.7 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1990.150a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.150a-b.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.1990.150a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012

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