Coffee Set Manufacturer: Merle F. Faber Products (American, active 1943–1960)

ca. 1943–50

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Silver plate and plastic

Dimensions

coffeepot: 6 × 2 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15.2 × 7.3 × 12.1 cm)
sugar bowl (with lid): 2 1/2 × 3 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (6.4 × 8.7 × 6.5 cm)
creamer: 2 × 3 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (5.1 × 7.9 × 6.2 cm)
tray: 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (1.4 × 19.1 × 17.1 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2010.158.22.1-.4

Geography

Manufactured in San Francisco, California

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
John C. Waddell, New York, 2001–10; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).
  • 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), 196, no. 129.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"MERLE F. FABER [in a circle] / 126-13 [scratched] / PRODUCTS [across the circle] / S.F." stamped on underside of teapot; "MERLE F. FABER [in a circle] / PRODUCTS [across the circle] / S.F. / QUADRUPLE PLATE" incuse on underside of sugar bowl, creamer, and tray

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