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1992

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1996

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2015

2025

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American Beauty Tea Infuser

This is a tea infuser. It was designed by Beverly Penn. It is dated 1992 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (overall): 14.7 × 5.4 × 3.7 cm (5 13/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/16 in.) H x diam. (infuser (a)): 5 × 1.4 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 in.) H x W x D (strainer (b)): 10.3 × 5.4 × 3.7 cm (4 1/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/16 in.) H x W x D (acrylic glass mount): 2.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm (1 in. × 2 9/16 in. × 2 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Under base of rose stem handle: [1] “Penn” in cursive script, hand-incised (designer’s signature) [2] “1992”, hand-incised (year object made)

Cite this object as

American Beauty Tea Infuser; Designed by Beverly Penn; USA; silver, gold; H x W x D (overall): 14.7 × 5.4 × 3.7 cm (5 13/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/16 in.) H x diam. (infuser (a)): 5 × 1.4 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 in.) H x W x D (strainer (b)): 10.3 × 5.4 × 3.7 cm (4 1/16 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/16 in.) H x W x D (acrylic glass mount): 2.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm (1 in. × 2 9/16 in. × 2 9/16 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund; 1995-6-1-a,b

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