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Colorado

Teapot
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The pot is composed of elements arranged along a sloping axis indicated at the upper end by the white cylindrical spout, and at the lower end by a broader cylinder terminating in a blue square which rests on the table surface and prevents the pot from rolling

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover, for Teapot
TitleColorado (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Brief description
Earthenware teapot designed by Marco Zanini, made by Ceramiche Flavia 1983 Italy
Physical description
The pot is composed of elements arranged along a sloping axis indicated at the upper end by the white cylindrical spout, and at the lower end by a broader cylinder terminating in a blue square which rests on the table surface and prevents the pot from rolling
Dimensions
  • 1.2.11 measured by hand height: 21cm
  • 1.2.11 measured by hand length: 30.5cm
  • Maximum; 1.2.11 measured by hand depth: 19.0cm
Gallery label
'5. Teapot: 'Colorado'
1983

This teapot is composed of simple geometric shapes of a kind which suggest, through association, industrial production. They are not, however, standard forms in the tableware ceramics industry. The way in which they are combined turns the teapot into a novelty piece suggesting an aeroplane.

Italy
Designed by Marco Zanini (1954-)
Made by Ceramiche Flavia, Montelupo Fiorentino for Memphis, Milan
Earthenware
Museum no. C.207-1985'
Collection
Accession number
C.207 to A-1985

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Record createdOctober 19, 1998
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