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Eva Zeisel
Museum coffee potdesigned circa 1942-1945

Not on view
Ceramic coffeepot with tall tapered body, swept spout, loop handle, and fitted lid, covered in a smooth off-white matte glaze with no surface decoration
Designer
Eva Zeisel
Hungary, Budapest, active United States, 1906-2011
Made for
Castleton China Company
United States, Pennsylvania, New Castle, pottery manufacturer, 1938-1976
Title
Museum coffee pot
Date Made
designed circa 1942-1945
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Coffee pot: 9 1/2 × 7 × 4 in. (24.13 × 17.78 × 10.16 cm) Overall (Diameter) (Lid): 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (4.76 × 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Council Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2018.251a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.