Afra Bianchin Scarpa
Partial Tea Service

DesignerItalian, born 1935
ManufacturerItalian, established 1970
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Partial Tea Service
Date1988
MediumSterling silver, wood, and ivory
Dimensions.1, Teapot: 7 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 4 7/8 in. (19.7 × 15.6 × 12.4 cm)
.2, Creamer: 2 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 2 5/16 in. (6.4 × 7.7 × 5.8 cm)
.3, Sugar: 1 13/16 × 3 5/8 dia. in. (4.6 × 9.1 cm)
.4, Tray: 7/8 × 12 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (2.3 × 31.5 × 26.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey A. Shankman
Object number2005.216.1-.4
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJeffrey A. Shankman, Houston; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design", MFA,H, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006.

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