Accession # |
85.158.13a-b |
Manufacturer |
Swid Powell
|
Designer |
Robert Venturi
|
Title |
Cup and Saucer from Four-Piece "Notebook" Setting |
Date |
ca. 1985 |
Medium |
Porcelain |
Dimensions |
Cup (a): 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (5.4 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm)
Saucer (b): 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (1.9 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm) |
Marks |
On underside of both cup (a) & saucer (b), printed in black: 'Swid Powell / © Robert Venturi [facsimile signature in script] / "Notebook" ' |
Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
Signed |
no signature |
Credit Line |
Gift of Paul F. Walter |
Location |
Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf E (Contemporary Design)
|
Description |
"Notebook" pattern, cup (a) and saucer (b) of white porcelain with vitreous glaze and transfer-printed decorations. Can-shaped, cylindrical cup (a) covered with black splotches in imitation of spatterware; simple arched handle. Saucer (b), circular plate with wide rim. Front of plate covered with black splotches in imitation of spatterware. Part of four-piece place setting (85.158.11-13a-b).
CONDITION: Undamaged. |