Sugar Bowl with Lid, from 4-Piece Coffee Set
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Michael Jerry American, 20th century. Sugar Bowl with Lid, from 4-Piece Coffee Set, 1959. Pewter, cane, 3 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 5 3/4 in. (9.2 x 15.4 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 1993.158.3a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.158.3a-b.jpg)
Maker
Title
Sugar Bowl with Lid, from 4-Piece Coffee Set
Date
1959
Geography
Place made: Syracuse, New York, United States
Medium
Pewter, cane
Classification
Dimensions
3 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 5 3/4 in. (9.2 x 15.4 x 14.6 cm)
Markings
Scratched on bottom in script: "M. Jerry 59"
Credit Line
Modernism Benefit Fund
Accession Number
1993.158.3a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
Who is the designer of these pieces?
This coffee set was made by Michael Jerry in approximately 1959. The set is made of pewter and possesses the smooth, undecorated forms so popular in mid-century design.Thanks!
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