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On the Dot Kitchen Timer

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER Tupperware Corporation
MEDIUM Plastic, metal
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES Designed 1993; Manufactured 1995
DIMENSIONS 3 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (7.6 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Marked In relief on dial: "Tupperware" and "Made in Italy"
ACCESSION NUMBER 1995.102.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Tupperware
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION "On the Dot" Kitchen Timer: plastic, metal. Molded conical form of white plastic balanced on one side by a molded lobe and on the other by an applied round purple ball; flat circular dial with numbers printed in gray along edge and applied semi-circular knob at center. CONDITION - Excellent.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Morrison Cousins (American, 1934–2001). On the Dot Kitchen Timer, Designed 1993; Manufactured 1995. Plastic, metal, 3 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (7.6 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tupperware, 1995.102.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1995.102.2_bw.jpg)
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