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Hotel Duo

Coffee Pot and Cover
1971-1972 (designed (pattern)), 1971-1972 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of porcelain with an in-glaze silk-screen transfer floral design in two shades of blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Coffee Pot Cover
TitleHotel Duo (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with transfer printed 'slide-off' decoration
Brief description
'Hotel Duo' porcelain coffee pot with a D-shaped handle and domed cover, with an in-glaze silk-screen transfer floral design, and shape designed by Ambrogio Pozzi, with the pattern designed by Rosemonde Nairac 1971-1972 in the United Kingdom, and made by Rosenthal AG, Landstühl, 1971-1972.
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of porcelain with an in-glaze silk-screen transfer floral design in two shades of blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.4cm
  • Maximum width: 15cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rosenthal / studio-linie / >GERMANY<' and crossed swords and crown (Printed in green)
  • '1270 / 504 / kaka 0.30' (On a sticker attached to the base)
Credit line
Given by Rosemonde M. Nairac
Object history
The Hotel Duo design was only in production for a brief time. It was to have been used for the Charles de Gaule airport, Paris, but another company won the contract by producing a similar design more cheaply.
Collection
Accession number
C.113:1, 2-1997

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Record createdNovember 21, 2008
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