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Polygon

Coffee Pot and Cover
, 1976-7 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Rosenthal AG (manufacturer)
Tapio Wirkkala (shape)
Rosemonde Nairac (designer)
Place of origin
Britain (pattern)
Germany (manufactured)

Coffee pot and cover, shape "Polygon", pattern untitled. ANgular coffee pot with twelve sides curving spout, oval handle. Decorated with a gold stripe on white with blocks of colour in shades of pinks. Gold knob on lid, outlining in thin black line.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Tableware & Cutlery
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Porcelain
Object type
Coffee pot and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Coffee Pot Cover
TitlePolygon (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, on-glaze silk-screen transfer ("slide off")
Porcelain
Screen Printing
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, shape "Polygon", shape designed by Tapio Wirkkala, decoration designed by Rosemonde Nairac, Rosenthal, made Germany, designed in Britain, pattern designed and manufactured 1976-7.
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover, shape "Polygon", pattern untitled. ANgular coffee pot with twelve sides curving spout, oval handle. Decorated with a gold stripe on white with blocks of colour in shades of pinks. Gold knob on lid, outlining in thin black line.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Widest part including spout and handle width: 20.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Rosenthal/studio-linie/GERMANY' and crossed swords and crown (printed in green)
Object history
These pieces are prototypes.
The information about the design and manufacture was supplied by the donor at the time of the gift. A body of archival material was also acquired by the Archive of Art and Design at the same time as this group of ceramics.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.128:1, 2-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O305224/polygon-coffee-pot-and-tapio-wirkkala/
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