| Accession # |
1990.34.3a-c |
|
Designer |
Michael Graves
|
|
Manufacturer |
Swid Powell
|
| Title |
Sugar Bowl with Lid and Spoon |
| Date |
Designed 1987; Manufactured 1989-1990 |
| Medium |
Porcelain |
| Dimensions |
Sugar Bowl with Lid (a & b): 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Spoon (c): 4 1/4 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (10.8 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm) |
| Marks |
(a) On underside of cross-shaped base of bowl, printed in maroon in center: "Swid Powell / [illegible facsimile signature of designer] / © MICHAEL GRAVES 1987"
(b) & (c) No marks. |
| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Swid Powell |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf I (Contemporary Design)
|
| Description |
Sugar bowl (a) with lid (b) and spoon (c), porcelain with vitreous glaze, transfer-printed decoration, and gilding. White spherical body (a) decorated with a band of green dots around mid-section; set on a maroon cross-shaped base. The circular, domed lid (b) has a small inverted U-shaped cutout on edge and a gilded spherical finial. White porcelain spoon (c) with deep circular bowl, squared, straight handle and ending in a flattened disk.
CONDITION - Excellent original condition from manufacturer. |
