Tazza

Morrison Cousins; Venini S.P.A.

Object Label

Morrison Cousins, a noted American industrial designer, was hired by the houseware company Tupperware to redesign its ubiquitous kitchen food storage vessels in the 1980s. This strikingly reductivist tazza also was designed by Cousins, but not for retail; it was a limited-edition incentive award for Tupperware distributors in Japan.

Caption

Morrison Cousins (American, 1934–2001); Venini S.P.A.. Tazza, 1997. Glass, 5 1/4 x 9 in. (13.3 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tupperware, 1997.119.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tazza

Date

1997

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

5 1/4 x 9 in. (13.3 x 22.9 cm)

Markings

Acid etched cursive script: "[illegible] for Tupperware" along edge of flat base

Credit Line

Gift of Tupperware

Accession Number

1997.119

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