Sugar Bowl with Lid and Spoon
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER
Michael Graves, American, 1934–2015
MANUFACTURER
Swid Powell
MEDIUM
Porcelain
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Place manufactured: Japan
- Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
DATES
Designed 1987; Manufactured 1989–1990
DIMENSIONS
Sugar Bowl with Lid (a & b): 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Spoon (c): 4 1/4 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (10.8 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
(a) On underside of cross-shaped base of bowl, printed in maroon in center: "Swid Powell / [illegible facsimile signature of designer] / © MICHAEL GRAVES 1987"
(b) & (c) No marks.
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.34.3a-c
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Swid Powell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Sugar bowl (a) with lid (b) and spoon (c), porcelain with vitreous glaze, transfer-printed decoration, and gilding. White spherical body (a) decorated with a band of green dots around mid-section; set on a maroon cross-shaped base. The circular, domed lid (b) has a small inverted U-shaped cutout on edge and a gilded spherical finial. White porcelain spoon (c) with deep circular bowl, squared, straight handle and ending in a flattened disk.
CONDITION - Excellent original condition from manufacturer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Michael Graves (American, 1934–2015). Sugar Bowl with Lid and Spoon, Designed 1987; Manufactured 1989–1990. Porcelain, Sugar Bowl with Lid (a & b): 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Swid Powell, 1990.34.3a-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1990.34.2_1990.34.3a-c_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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