Fillìa
Coffee Service

DesignerItalian, 1904–1936
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Coffee Service
DateDesigned c. 1932
MediumTerra-cotta majolica
Dimensions.1, Teapot: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (16.5 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm)
.2, Sugar Bowl: 4 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (10.2 × 11.4 × 8.9 cm)
.3, Creamer: 3 × 5 1/4 × 3 in. (7.6 × 13.3 × 7.6 cm)
.4-.7, Cups: Each 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 11.4 × 8.3 cm)
.8-.11, Saucers: Each 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (1.6 × 14 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.819.1-.11
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[Giuseppe Mazzotti Factory, Albisola Mare, Italy]; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A: Silver label on underside: "Fabbrica Casa Museo / GIUSEPPE MAZZOTTI 1903 / Ceramiche e Maioliche Artistiche / -ALBISOLA- / Zona di Antica Tradizione Ceramica / FOGGIATO E DIPINTO / INTERAMENTE A MANO"
White label on underside: "709" in ink

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