Tupperware "Coffee Cup"
Coffee Cup
1950 (designed and made)
1950 (designed and made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Coffee cup of yellow polythene with a handle moulded as part of the body.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tupperware "Coffee Cup" (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Polythene, moulded |
| Brief description | Coffee cup of yellow polythene, designed by Earl Tupper, Tupperware, U.S.A., mid-1950's. |
| Physical description | Coffee cup of yellow polythene with a handle moulded as part of the body. |
| Marks and inscriptions | "TUPPER/ Millionaire Line/ 1 121/ PATS. APPL'D FOR" |
| Credit line | Given by Kip White |
| Object history | The Tupperware catalogue for 1960, lists coffee cups at a cost of $1.39 for a set of six. Saucers should be purchased seperately for use with these cups. |
| Bibliographic reference | Object file |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.81-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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