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Tournée

Model
ca. 1987-1988 (designed), 1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Model for coffee pot and lid, handle and knob, made of cast resin-impregnated plaster. It has an ovoid body, twisted spout and handle, curved lid, slightly twisted disk knob.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Coffee Pot Body Model
  • Coffee Pot Handle Model
  • Coffee Pot Cover Model
  • Coffee Pot Knob Model
TitleTournée (series title)
Materials and techniques
Cast resin-impregnated plaster
Brief description
Model for 'Tournée' range coffee pot and lid, handle and knob, designed and made by Martin Hunt at Queensberrry Hunt for Thomas Porcelain Germany, England, 1988.
Physical description
Model for coffee pot and lid, handle and knob, made of cast resin-impregnated plaster. It has an ovoid body, twisted spout and handle, curved lid, slightly twisted disk knob.
Credit line
Given by Queensberry Hunt
Object history
Tournée was launched in 1989. Pencil lines apparently indicating various spout positions. Spout fixed; knob and handle located with pins.
Bibliographic reference
Walker, Susannah. Creativity and Industry. London : Fourth Estate and Wordsearch Ltd, 1992, pp.57-60, & p. 110. ISBN 1857020111
Collection
Accession number
C.58:1 to 4-1993

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Record createdNovember 3, 1998
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