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teapot with lid for Tea & Coffee Piazza

designed 1980-1983; manufactured 2010

Michael Graves (American, 1934–2015)

2011.2.3A-B

Not currently on view

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Artwork Details

DesignerManufacturerCreation Date
designed 1980-1983; manufactured 2010
Design Date
1980-1983
Creation Location
United States
Creation Location
Italy
Materials
sterling silver, lacquered aluminum, polyamide, Bakelite, and crystal
Object Types
decorative arts, tableware, silverware, coffee services, tea services, containers, teapots, lids
Dimensions

8-1/4 x 10-3/8 x 4-7/8 in. (installed) A) tea pot: 7-1/2 x 10-3/8 x 4-7/8 in. B) lid: 3-1/4 x 3-1/8 x 3-1/8 in.

Mark Description

A) tea pot: Impressed, underside: [Alessi bird symbol] / OFFICINA / ALESSI / [Graves monogram] / 2010 / 925 [in oval] / [five-pointed star] 3 VB [in polygon] / 71/99 ITALY B) lid: Impressed, interior rim: 925 [in oval] / [five-pointed star 3 VB [in polygon]

Accession Number
2011.2.3A-B
Credit Line

Gift in honor of Joyce A. Sommers with funds provided by V. Simon Abraham, Lee and Dorothy Alig, Ruthelen Burns, William J. and Vickie Cafaro, Robert M. Davis, Scott Evenbeck, Russell and Penny B. Fortune, William L. Fortune Jr. and Joseph D. Blakely, Mark M. and Carmen S. Holeman, John David Hoover, Frederick M. King, Kay F. Koch, James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse, Catharine D. Lichtenauer, Katherine C. Nagler, Nancy J. Ramsey, George J. Seybert, Trent Spence, James A. and Cheryl S. Strain, James P. and Anna S. White, Design Arts Society Fund

Copyright
© Michael Graves
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(Officina Alessi, Milan, Italy); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2011.


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