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Feeling

Breakfast Cup
1999 (designed), 1999-2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Queensberry Hunt Levien (designers)
Guzzini (manufacturer)
Hunt, Martin (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Large 'breakfast' cup, glazed white porcelain with moulded blue acrylic handle. The handle attached with an adhesive using a process developed by the manufacturer.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Breakfast cup
TitleFeeling (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, plastic
Porcelain
Brief description
Breakfast cup, 'Feeling' range, glazed white porcelain with blue acrylic handle, designed by Queensberry Hunt Levien for Guzzini, 1999
Physical description
Large 'breakfast' cup, glazed white porcelain with moulded blue acrylic handle. The handle attached with an adhesive using a process developed by the manufacturer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm
  • Width: 15.1cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'guzzini / ITALY', moulded on base
Credit line
Given by Fratelli Guzzini SpA
Object history
Believed by David Queensberry of Queensberry Hunt Levien to be the first time a tableware product has been made that combines plastic and porcelain. The acrylic handle is attached with an adhesive using a process developed by Guzzini, and is understood to be completely safe in use and in the dishwasher. The large breakfast cup from the range was not accompanied by a saucer. On the original Queensberry Hunt Levien design drawings, the breaksfast cup was referred to as a 'Jumbo cup'.

Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.117-2013

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1283429/feeling-breakfast-cup-hunt-martin/
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