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Carafe, "The Hollywood Set Pattern"

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER Unknown
MEDIUM Silver-aluminum (Amilite), glass, cork
DATES 1937
DIMENSIONS carafe with tray (height): 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) carafe (height): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) tray (diameter): 6 in. (15.2 cm)
MARKINGS Impressed on underside of carafe: "THE AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE CO. NORWICH, CONN. U.S.A. THE ONLY THERMOS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. REPLACEMENT FILTER NO. 525F MADE IN U.S.A."
INSCRIPTIONS Paper labels on bottom of tray and carafe: "406 Dreyfuss c. 1937". This attribution is unsubstantiated.
ACCESSION NUMBER 2008.58.16a-d
CREDIT LINE Gift of John C. Waddell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Carafe (a) - a silver-aluminum (Amilite) conical form with horizontal banding on the lower third of the body; circular black cork stopper (b); black glass cup/lid - black stepped circular form with a wider circular base (c); tray - black circular glass form with a low, rolled rim.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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