Producer:

Swid Powell, American, 1982 - 2001  Search this

Designer:

Michael Graves, (American, 1934–2015)  Search this

Medium:

porcelain, gilding, enamel

Dimensions:

H x W x D (coffee pot): 17.8 × 24.1 × 15.2 cm (7 in. × 9 1/2 in. × 6 in.)

H x W x D (filter): 10.2 × 16.5 × 12.1 cm (4 in. × 6 1/2 in. × 4 3/4 in.)

H x W x D (creamer): 8.6 × 14 × 8.9 cm (3 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)

H x diam. (covered sugar bowl): 10.8 × 8.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

coffee service

Object Name:

coffee service

Manufactured in:

Japan

Designed in:

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Date:

1987

Description:

Four piece tea service with globular coffee pot, coffee filter, creamer, and sugar bowl with integral x-shaped bases in red-brown. All vessel bodies are decorated with wavy lines in blue-green enamels with gilded spheres at top and circular handles at side.

Credit Line:

Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection

Accession Number:

2019-29-7/9

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a03e8b9e-0bb7-4746-a884-3e3c023c70d1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2019-29-7_9