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Teapot and Lid

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Porcelain
  • Place Manufactured: Bavaria, Germany
  • DATES 1984
    DIMENSIONS Teapot: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (17.9 x 25.0 x 15.6 cm) (with lid) ; Lid; 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 8.9 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Printed on base in gray underglaze within a circle: "Rosen[mark consisting of X surmounted by crown]thal [in script and underscored] / limitierte kunstreihen / GERMANY / Roy Lichtenstein 100/24 / Roy Lichtenstein [facsimile signature]". The number 24 is in a darker gray color.
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1994.107.1a-b
    CREDIT LINE H. Randolph Lever Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Teapot (a) and lid (b), porcelain. White body with black, green, light blue, dark blue and silver-lustre glaze. (a) Round bulbous body with circular foot and rim, applied c-shaped handle, and applied flaring spout. (b) Circular domed-shaped lid with round finial. All-over abstract pattern of lines and dots in Pop Art style on exterior. Condition: Excellent, shows signs of normal wear.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997). Teapot and Lid, 1984. Porcelain, Teapot: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (17.9 x 25.0 x 15.6 cm) (with lid) ; Lid; 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1994.107.1a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.107.1a-b_mark_bw.jpg)
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