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Bowl or Compote
Accession # 87.118
Designer Lurelle Guild
Manufacturer Kensington Inc.
Title Bowl or Compote
Date ca. 1934
Medium Aluminum, plastic
Dimensions 6 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (15.2 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm)
Marks On underside of base, incised: "[company logo of 'K' within shield, surmounted by stag's head] / Kensington [in script]"
Credit Line Gift of Alan Moss Ltd.
Location Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf N (Contemporary Design)
Description Round aluminum bowl or compote supported by aluminum and plastic pedestal. Pedestal comprised of round aluminum base with sides tapering slightly toward flat, stepped top and a horizontal channel around side; base surmounted by colorless plastic sphere then flat aluminum disk, these pieces are attached by cylindrical rod running through the center and screwed to underside of base. Pedestal supports bowl with straight sides flaring out from small center. CONDITION: Minor scratches with one especially severe area, interior of bowl near edge.