Ettore Sottsass
"Murmansk" Fruit Stand

"Murmansk" Fruit Stand

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"Murmansk" Fruit Stand
"Murmansk" Fruit Stand
DesignerItalian, born Austria, 1917–2007
RetailerItalian, active 1981–1988
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Murmansk" Fruit Stand
DateDesigned 1981, made 1981–1982
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions12 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (31.4 × 35.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2003
Object number2003.275.A,.B
Not on view

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Special Collections
Provenance[330 Modern Design, Hudson, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition HistoryPurchased from the original Memphis exhibition that toured the United States by Howard Gilman for his company's executive dining room.

"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006.

"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on base of stand, underside of the top and on the plate: "MEMPHIS / MILANO", "* 230 VI", in oval: "800"

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