Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, born Hungary, 1906–2011)
Castleton China Company
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Coffeepot Museum Dinner Service
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Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, born Hungary, 1906–2011)
Castleton China Company
New Castle, Pennsylvaniac. 1942–45
Coffeepot Museum Dinner Service
Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, born Hungary, 1906–2011) Castleton China Company New Castle, Pennsylvania →Modernismcoffeepotporcelain
Date
c. 1942–45
Medium
Porcelain and glaze
Dimensions
25.7 × 19.7 × 12.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 5 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Steinfeld
This elegant coffeepot is part of a 25-piece table service that was designed by Eva Zeisel and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1946. Known as the Museum Service, it was touted as the first modern formal dinnerware to be executed in porcelain. By combining organically undulating lines with a clean, unadorned ivory surface, Zeisel’s design evokes a sense of modernism that appealed to a design-conscious audience, while retaining a traditional, recognizable form.
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