"Hot Bertaa" Water Kettle
Decorative Arts and Design
DESIGNER
Philippe Starck, French, born 1949
MAKER
Alessi, founded 1921
MEDIUM
Cast aluminum with grey silicone resin and polyamide
DATES
designed 1989; manufactured ca. 1990
DIMENSIONS
10 x 13 x 6 5/8 in. (25.4 x 33 x 16.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
on underside: ALESSI / ITALY
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1991.33.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Alessi S.p.A.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
"Hot Bertaa" water pitcher, cast aluminum of with grey silicone resin and polyamide. Body of cast aluminum of inverted cone shape which cants to one side with an intersecting truncated conical form in turquoise polyamide which forms handle and spout.
CONDITION - Excellent. Original condition from manufacturer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Philippe Starck (French, born 1949). "Hot Bertaa" Water Kettle, designed 1989; manufactured ca. 1990. Cast aluminum with grey silicone resin and polyamide, 10 x 13 x 6 5/8 in. (25.4 x 33 x 16.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alessi S.p.A., 1991.33.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, COLL.1991.33.2.jpg)
IMAGE
back, COLL.1991.33.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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