Cup and Saucer, from Four-Piece "Grandmother" Setting

Robert Venturi

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Caption

Robert Venturi (American, 1925–2018). Cup and Saucer, from Four-Piece "Grandmother" Setting, ca. 1985. Porcelain, Cup (a): 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (5.4 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm) Saucer (b): 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (1.9 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.16a-b.

Manufacturer

Swid Powell

Title

Cup and Saucer, from Four-Piece "Grandmother" Setting

Date

ca. 1985

Geography

Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States

Medium

Porcelain

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

Cup (a): 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (5.4 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm) Saucer (b): 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (1.9 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

On underside of both cup (a) and saucer (b), printed in black: 'Swid Powell / © Robert Venturi [facsimile signature in script] / "Grandmother" '

Credit Line

Gift of Paul F. Walter

Accession Number

85.158.16a-b

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