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Coffeepot from "Museum" Service Coffeepot

This is a coffeepot. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Shenango Company and Castleton China Co.. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Pat Moore. It is credited Gift of Pat Moore and Dr. Gene Grobman.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (coffeepot and lid): 25.4 × 17.8 × 11.4 cm (10 in. × 7 in. × 4 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Coffeepot, underside: Paper label: L51-02-23/M wrtten in pencil [loan number from Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA, "Eva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100," 12/10/06-4/12/07.] Coffeepot lid, underside: Paper label: L51-02-23/N wrtten in pencil [loan number from Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA, "Eva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100," 12/10/06-4/12/07.] No other marks

Cite this object as

Coffeepot from "Museum" Service Coffeepot; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Manufactured by Castleton China Co. (United States), Shenango Company; porcelain; H x W x D (coffeepot and lid): 25.4 × 17.8 × 11.4 cm (10 in. × 7 in. × 4 1/2 in.); Gift of Pat Moore and Dr. Gene Grobman; 2017-75-1-a,b

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