Coffeepot

1983

Michael Graves, Designer Alessi, S.p.a., Manufacturer

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In 1979 eleven international architects were commissioned to design limited-edition tea and coffee services by the Italian firm Alessi. Every set had to include six pieces and had to function in the normal way. Perhaps not unexpectedly, many of the services look like tiny buildings or parts of buildings.

Title Coffeepot

Artwork Date 1983

Makers Michael Graves (Designer) American, 1934 - 2015 Alessi, S.p.a. (Manufacturer) Italian, founded 1921

Medium Silver plate, lacquered aluminum, bakelite, glass, and mock ivory

Dimensions Overall: 9 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (24.8 × 12.4 × 24.8 cm) Overall (total height with tray): 10 5/8 inches (27 cm)

Classification Silver

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, James Pearson Duffy Fund, Lenora and Alfred Glancy Foundation Fund, Modern Decorative Arts and Sculpture Fund, Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Macauley, Jr. Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 1986.27.1

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1986-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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18th century

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