polychrome (component surface decoration color name)
geometric motif (joint piece description of decoration)
geometric motif (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (cup material)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (saucer material)
Measurements:
saucer diameter: 15.6718 cm; x 6 3/16 in
cup diameter: 4 in; x 10.16 cm
overall: 2 1/8 in x 5 in; 5.3975 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
Cup and Saucer
cup
Description:
1978.0271.1
Cup and Saucer
About 1914
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Made by Shenango Pottery
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This cup and saucer were designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright for his spectacular Midway Gardens, a Chicago concert garden and restaurant built in 1914. Wright designed all the furnishings and the ornamentation to coordinate with his architectural design. The building was torn down in 1929.
The cup and saucer were a gift to the Smithsonian from the architect's son John Lloyd Wright.
