Carafe, "The Hollywood Set Pattern"
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver-aluminum (Amilite), glass, cork
DATES
1937
DIMENSIONS
carafe with tray (height): 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
carafe (height): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
tray (diameter): 6 in. (15.2 cm)
MARKINGS
Impressed on underside of carafe: "THE AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE CO. NORWICH, CONN. U.S.A. THE ONLY THERMOS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. REPLACEMENT FILTER NO. 525F MADE IN U.S.A."
INSCRIPTIONS
Paper labels on bottom of tray and carafe: "406 Dreyfuss c. 1937". This attribution is unsubstantiated.
ACCESSION NUMBER
2008.58.16a-d
CREDIT LINE
Gift of John C. Waddell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carafe (a) - a silver-aluminum (Amilite) conical form with horizontal banding on the lower third of the body; circular black cork stopper (b); black glass cup/lid - black stepped circular form with a wider circular base (c); tray - black circular glass form with a low, rolled rim.
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