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Cup and Saucer from Dinnerware for the Imperial Hotel

Frank Lloyd Wright; Noritake Japan for Heinz & Co.

Caption

Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959); Noritake Japan for Heinz & Co.. Cup and Saucer from Dinnerware for the Imperial Hotel, ca. 1984. Porcelain with polychrome decoration and gilding, Cup: height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); diameter: 4 2/2 in. (9.5 cm) Saucer: height: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm ); diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mark Isaacson, 1992.92.27a-b.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Cup and Saucer from Dinnerware for the Imperial Hotel

Date

ca. 1984

Medium

Porcelain with polychrome decoration and gilding

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

Cup: height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); diameter: 4 2/2 in. (9.5 cm) Saucer: height: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm ); diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

on bottom of cup and saucer in red except date: "HEINZ AND Co. 1984". In black: "Noritake/N (surounded by a wreath of leaves) / R / JAPAN

Credit Line

Gift of Mark Isaacson

Accession Number

1992.92.27a-b

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Artists and makers

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Noritake Japan for Heinz & Co.

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