Afra Bianchin Scarpa
"Moretta" Carafe

"Moretta" Carafe
"Moretta" Carafe
"Moretta" Carafe
DesignerItalian, born 1937
DesignerItalian, born 1935
MakerItalian, established 1970
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Moretta" Carafe
Datedesigned 1990, made 2004
Made inMilan, Italy
MediumSterling silver and parcel gilt
Dimensions5 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (14.9 × 11.7 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.41
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Object Type
Provenance[San Lorenzo Studio, Milan, 2007]; [...]; purchased by Margo Grant Walsh, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved into bottom: "San Lorenzo" / two circular markings; "ats" / oval marking; "925" (encircled)

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