"Carafon" thermos carafe set Manufacturer: Manning-Bowman Company (American, 1832–1951)
Designer: Benjamin M. Tassie (American)

1931–40

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Carafe: chrome-plated white metal with brown enamel and glass liner\r\nStopper: black opaque glass\r\nTray: chrome-plated white metal with brown enamel\r\nGlass: black opaque and colorless glass

Credit Line

Gift of Alice Kugelman, B. Mus. 1959, and Thomas P. Kugelman, M.D., B.A. 1956, M.D. 1960

Accession Number

2004.93.1-.3

Geography

Manufactured in Meriden, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

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Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2004," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2005), 206
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"A PRODUCT OF [decorative squiggle] / MANNING-BOWMAN & CO. / [decorative squiggle] MERIDEN, CONN. / MADE IN U.S.A. / DEC. 84 767" [sans serif, two type sizes, incuse] on underside of carafe; "MANNING BOWMAN / MERIDEN, CNN. U.S.A." [sans serif, two type sizes, incuse] on underside of tray.

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