Collections: Decorative Arts: Teapot and Lid, Studio Line

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Teapot and Lid, Studio Line

• Designer: Raymond Loewy, American, born France, 1893- 1986
• Manufacturer: Rosenthal-Bloch Continental China Company
• Medium: Porcelain
• Place Manufactured: Germany
• Dates: ca. 1954
• Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (13.7 x 21.9 x 14 cm)
• Markings: Printed on bottom in black on white ground: "CONTINENTAL CHINA / (logo of "R" underneath a crown) / DESIGNED BY / (in script) Raymond Loewy / GERMANY / (in script) CHARCOAL"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 1994.61.12a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Della Petrick Rothermel in memory of John Petrick Rothermel
• Image: Overall, 1994.61.13_1994.61.12a-b_1994.61.14_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Raymond Loewy (American, born France, 1893- 1986). Teapot and Lid, Studio Line, ca. 1954. Porcelain, 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (13.7 x 21.9 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Della Petrick Rothermel in memory of John Petrick Rothermel, 1994.61.12a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.61.13_1994.61.12a-b_1994.61.14_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: "Studio Line" porcelain teapot (a) and fitted lid (b). Bulbous teapot: white ground with matte black glaze on exterior; C-shaped attached handle and opposing, attached narrow cylindrical spout that tapers to mouth with flared lip. Circular lid: white ground with vitreous glaze; flat, slightly concave shape that is slightly wider than teapot opening; open oval finial in center. CONDITION: Fair; small, light scratches all-over body in black glaze.