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"Cube" coffee and tea set
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Attributed to Robert Johnson ; Napper & Davenport
Date

c. 1930 (designed c. 1916)
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
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"Cube" coffee and tea set: Gallery Label - Current
Elegance was equally important as space-saving design to the Cunard Steamship Company, which commissioned this design for use on its luxury ocean liners. First class passengers enjoyed this silver-plated set, while second- and third-class travelers were provided with ceramic versions.
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Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork | Silver-plated metal, rattan
Size: 6 1/4 x 3 1/4in. (15.9 x 8.3cm)
Creation Place: Europe, England
Culture: Europe, England
Style: 20th century, Art Deco
Inscriptions: Marks Incised on bottom: [The 'Cube' Trademark, Patent # / Made in England / Cube Teapots LTD, Leicester / Sole Manufacturers in Metal / T.W.2S / 5]
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
Accession Number: 98.276.46.1
Artist: Robert Johnson, English
Role: Designer
Nationality: English
Life Dates: English

Artist: Napper & Davenport, Birmingham, England
Role: Manufacturer
Nationality: English
Life Dates: Birmingham, England
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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