Collection Coffeepot

Coffeepot

Robert Venturi , Designer Alessi, S.p.a. , Manufacturer
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About the Artwork

Coffeepot

1983

Robert Venturi (Designer) American, born 1925 Alessi, S.p.a. (Manufacturer) Italian, founded 1921

Silver, gold plate, and ebony

Overall: 8 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 inches (22.2 × 11.7 × 19.1 cm)

Silver

Contemporary Art after 1950

Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, James Pearson Duffy Fund, Lenora and Alfred Glancy Foundation Fund, Modern Decorative Arts and Sculpture Fund, Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Macauley, Jr. Fund

1986.31.1

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1986-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Graves, Michael, Alessandro Mendini, and Officina Alessi. Tea and Coffee Piazza. Exh. cat., Max Protetch Gallery. New York, 1983, pp. 10, 31, 70-73 (ill.).

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© Courtesy of Max Protetch Gallery

Robert Venturi; Alessi, S.p.a., Coffeepot, 1983, silver, gold plate, and ebony. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, James Pearson Duffy Fund, et al., 1986.31.1.

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