1986-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Teapot, 1983
- Alessi, S.p.a., Italian, founded 1921
- Richard Meier, American, born 1934
Silver plate and ivory
- Framed: Overall: 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/2 inches (21 × 21 × 21.6 cm)
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
1986.29.2
Department
Contemporary Art after 1950
- Plate
- Ivory
- Silver
- Tableware
- Columns (architectural elements)
- Teapot
- Cylindrical
Details
Provenance
Published References
Tea and Coffee Piazza. Exh. cat., Officina Alessi and Max Protetch Gallery. New York, 1983, pp. 19, 27, 46-49 (ill.).
Rights Status
Courtesy of Max Protetch Gallery Contact: Max Protetch Gallery 511 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-633-6999, Fax: 212-691-4342
Richard Meier; Alessi, S.p.a., Teapot, 1983, silver plate and ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, James Pearson Duffy Fund, et al., 1986.29.2.