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Concept bowl, "Zuppa a noci" no.16 (soup to nuts)

Bowl
1992 (designed), September 1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Polyurethane bowl of hemispherical shape with broad flat rim and feet in teh same shape of tab and collar. It has been moulded in silican rubber and finished by hand. It is white with a matt surface added by blasting the surface with fine glass beads.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleConcept bowl, "Zuppa a noci" no.16 (soup to nuts) (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Polyurethane, moulded, hand finished
Brief description
Polyurethane bowl, designed in 1992 by Morison S. Cousins for Tupperware, Florida, September 1993.
Physical description
Polyurethane bowl of hemispherical shape with broad flat rim and feet in teh same shape of tab and collar. It has been moulded in silican rubber and finished by hand. It is white with a matt surface added by blasting the surface with fine glass beads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Diameter: 17.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
"16 MSC" (incised)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Original design drawing in the 20th century collection in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Production
A concept bowl
Collection
Accession number
C.309-1993

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Record createdMarch 9, 1999
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