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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Life

Coffee Pot
ca. 1983 (made), ca. 1973 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of porcelain with red enamel decoration. The coffee pot is tall, cylindrical and white. It has a short, pipe-like spout, decorated in red, a red lid and a simple red handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Titles
  • Life (series title)
  • Edition (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with red enamel
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, 'Life' shape designed by Lutz Rabold about 1973, pattern 'Edition', porcelain with red enamel decoration, made by Porzellanfabrik, Friesland, Melitta, Germany, ca. 1983.
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of porcelain with red enamel decoration. The coffee pot is tall, cylindrical and white. It has a short, pipe-like spout, decorated in red, a red lid and a simple red handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.0cm
  • Diameter: 10.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Friesland, Melitta, Germany' (Printed in grey)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Gift of the maker. Recipient of a "DesignPlus" award at the Frankfurt Fair, 1984.
Collection
Accession number
C.217&A-1984

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
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