Designer
Russel Wright American, 1904–1976
ManufacturerManufactured by
Steubenville PotteryAmerican, active 1879–1959
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Place Setting and Serving Pieces
- from the service "American Modern"
DateDesigned 1939, made 1939–1959
MediumEarthenware and glass
Dimensions.1, Pitcher: 10 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 21.6 × 16.5 cm)
.2, Coffee pot: 7 × 9 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (17.8 × 24.4 × 15.9 cm)
.3, Sugar bowl: 2 7/8 × 6 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (7.3 × 16.2 × 11.4 cm)
.4, Creamer: 3 × 7 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (7.6 × 18.7 × 9.2 cm)
.5, Dinner plate: 7/8 × 10 × 10 in. (2.2 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
.6, Salad plate: 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (1.9 × 20.6 × 20.6 cm)
.7, Bread plate: 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (1.9 × 15.6 × 15.6 cm)
.8, Lug soup bowl: 2 1/8 × 7 × 6 in. (5.4 × 17.8 × 15.2 cm)
.9, Lug fruit bowl: 1 13/16 × 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (4.6 × 15.9 × 13.3 cm)
.10, Cup: 1 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (4.8 × 12.4 × 9.5 cm)
.11, Saucer: 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (1.3 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
.12, Tumbler: 3 7/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.7 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
.13, Coaster: 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (1.9 × 9.2 × 9.2 cm)
.14, Glass: 5 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (13 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
.15, Glass: 4 × 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (10.2 × 9.2 × 9.2 cm)
.2, Coffee pot: 7 × 9 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (17.8 × 24.4 × 15.9 cm)
.3, Sugar bowl: 2 7/8 × 6 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (7.3 × 16.2 × 11.4 cm)
.4, Creamer: 3 × 7 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (7.6 × 18.7 × 9.2 cm)
.5, Dinner plate: 7/8 × 10 × 10 in. (2.2 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
.6, Salad plate: 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (1.9 × 20.6 × 20.6 cm)
.7, Bread plate: 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (1.9 × 15.6 × 15.6 cm)
.8, Lug soup bowl: 2 1/8 × 7 × 6 in. (5.4 × 17.8 × 15.2 cm)
.9, Lug fruit bowl: 1 13/16 × 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (4.6 × 15.9 × 13.3 cm)
.10, Cup: 1 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (4.8 × 12.4 × 9.5 cm)
.11, Saucer: 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (1.3 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
.12, Tumbler: 3 7/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.7 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
.13, Coaster: 3/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (1.9 × 9.2 × 9.2 cm)
.14, Glass: 5 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (13 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
.15, Glass: 4 × 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (10.2 × 9.2 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.1120.1-.15
Not on view
Explore Further
Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed on underside: "[signature, in script] / MFG BY / STEUBENVILLE" [slightly illegible]
Impressed on underside: "Russel / Wright" [in script]
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Giò Ponti
Designed 1954–1958
Sterling silver
2014.23.1-.43
Frank Lloyd Wright
Designed c.1919–22, made 1962–1968
Porcelain
2007.1116.1-.6