"Murmansk" centerpiece Designer: Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007)
Manufacturer: Rossi & Arcandi (Italian, founded 1959)

1982

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

800 silver

Dimensions

H. 12 3/4 × Diam. 13 7/8 in. (32.4 × 35.2 cm)
Diam of base: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Credit Line

John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, B.A. 1959

Accession Number

2007.176.1

Geography

Manufactured in Milan, Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

20th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Memphis, Milan; sold to John C. Waddell, New York, May 1985; donated to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. in 2007
Bibliography

  • John Stuart Gordon et al., A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 326, no. 225.
  • "Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008): 176, ill.

Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Marks

On base and interior plate, impressed 800 (with Italian hallmarks), also on base MEMPHIS / MILANO

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