1999.271.A-B: Cup and Saucer

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1999.271.A-B

People

Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)

Title

Cup and Saucer

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

1987

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/186036

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Glazed porcelain, gold paint

Dimensions

12.4 x 12.5 x 8.6 cm (4 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: in gold paint below handle: Piene
• label: bottom of both cup and saucer (identical): Rosenthal / studio-linie / Germany / Künstlertasse Nr. 23 Otto Piene / Piene [reprodution of artist's signature]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Weld S. Henshaw, Boston?, gift from artist, 1975, gift to BRM, 1999. owner/donor is Otto Piene's lawyer and friend

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Weld S. Henshaw in honor of Otto Piene

Copyright

© Otto Piene Estate

Accession Year

1999

Object Number

1999.271.A-B

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Cup and Saucer manufactured by Rosenthal Porcelain Company, Germany.
Cup: an hourglass shape, flared at the bottom and top, fluted and unpainted on the lower section, and smooth and painted gold on the exterior upper section. Handle with a sun motif is attached to the upper section, also painted gold.
Saucer: white porcelain with raised area in the center, gold painted rim, and zig-zag edge.

Subjects and Contexts

• Animating the Page

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