Matteo Thun
"Pinguino I" Teapot

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Designer Matteo Thun (Italian, born 1952)Italian, born 1952

ManufacturerManufactured by Cleto Munari Design Assoziati (Italian, established 1972)Italian, established 1972

CultureItalian

Titles

"Pinguino I" Teapot

DateDesigned 1983

PlaceItaly

MediumSterling silver, rosewood, and maple

DimensionsOverall: 10 9/16 × 11 13/16 × 3 in. (26.8 × 30 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Preston Bolton, FAIA, in his honor

Object number2008.887.A,.B

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Friedman Benda Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, August 16, 2009–February 21, 2010.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed in ink on a sticker on the underside of the carafe (.A): "11153"

Stamped, underside of lid (.B): "MATTEO THUN"

Stamped, underside of lid (.B): [signed] / Cleto Munari / [star] 1702 V1 925 (in an oval) MUN/ARI (in a box) / 23/99 / MADE IN ITALY"

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