Michele De Lucchi
Carafe

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Designer Michele De Lucchi Italian, born 1951

ManufacturerManufactured by Cleto Munari Design AssoziatiItalian, established 1972

CultureItalian

Titles

Carafe

Date1979–1980

MediumSilver and plastic

Dimensions11 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (29.2 × 24.1 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston

Object number2003.960

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[330 Modern Design, Hudson, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

"Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–1990," Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 24, 2011–January 15, 2012; Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Italy, February 25–June 3, 2012.

"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–May 5, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped on the underside: "M DE Lucchi", "par CLETO MUNARI" / "266 VI", "R&A", "925", "52/99"

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