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2000

  • Work on this object began.

2004

  • Work on this object ended.

2023

2024

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Prototype, Prototype for Talisman Sugar Bowl

This is a prototype. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 2002 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is porcelain. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12.7 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm (5 in. × 4 in. × 3 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Written on underside in black marker: RETURN TO: (ASAP) EVA ZEISEL 600 W. 115TH ST. #72, NYC, 10025

Cite this object as

Prototype, Prototype for Talisman Sugar Bowl; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain; H x W x D: 12.7 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm (5 in. × 4 in. × 3 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2024-15-18-a,b

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