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The Big Dripper

Object Details

Description
White globular coffee pot decorated by four wavy blue-green lines, having circular handle, triangular spout, with integral x-shaped base glazed in red-brown; white, circular, domed lid with gilt spherical knop.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Michael Graves, (American, 1934–2015)
Producer
Swid Powell, American, 1982 - 2001
Date
1987
Credit Line
Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection
Medium
Enameled and gilt porcelain
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b): 22.8 × 27 × 17 cm (9 in. × 10 5/8 in. × 6 11/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Coffee pot
Type
Coffee pot
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