Coffee Service

Artist Louis Hanssen (Canadian, 1934-1968)

CultureEnglish

Date1962-1963

MediumStoneware, with dark brown, blue and orange-brown glazes

DimensionsOverall (Coffee Pot): 8 1/4 × 6 5/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21 × 16 × 10.7 cm) Overall (Coffee Pot Cover): 2 3/4 × 4 3/16 in. (7 × 10.6 cm) Overall (Creamer): 4 3/16 × 3 3/16 × 2 13/16 in. (10.7 × 8.1 × 7.2 cm) Overall (Sugar Bowl): 1 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5 × 9.1 cm) Overall (Cup- 4a): 4 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 in. (10.5 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm) Overall (Saucer- 4b): 1 × 5 9/16 in. (2.5 × 14.2 cm) Overall (Cup- 5a): 4 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 in. (10.5 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm) Overall (Saucer- 5b): 1 × 5 11/16 in. (2.5 × 14.5 cm) Overall (Cup-6a): 4 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 in. (10.5 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm) Overall (Saucer- 6b): 1 × 5 9/16 in. (2.5 × 14.2 cm) Overall (Cup- 7a): 4 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 in. (10.5 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm) Overall (Saucer- 7b): 1 × 5 11/16 in. (2.5 × 14.5 cm)

MarkingsL with an elongated foot supplying the crossbar for an H inscribed on saucers

DescriptionCoffee pot with cover, 8 mugs and saucers, creamer, sugar bowl

Credit LineGift of Duff and Shirley Spafford.

Object numberG12.8.1.1a-7b

Classifications

Modern and Contemporary Ceramics

Sub-classification

English

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