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"Normandie" pitcher
Designed by: Peter Muller-Munk (American, born in Germany, 1904 – 1967)
Manufactured by: Revere Copper and Brass Co. (American, founded 1801)
Manufactured by: Revere Copper and Brass Co. (American, founded 1801)
designed 1935
Object Place: Rome, New York
Medium/Technique
Chromium-plated brass
Dimensions
Overall: 30.48 x 8.26 x 25.4 cm (12 x 3 1/4 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionThe streamlined pitcher, with a curved back and pointed spout, is made of a single sheet of metal that forms a tear-drop shape when viewed from above. A thin band, also of chrome-plated brass, runs around the base, up the seam of the spout, and along the top edge. The body of the pitcher rises at an angle from the base and flares out. The front of the pitcher, with the spout, rises higher than the back. A flat, arced handle connects the top rim to the bottom edge, tapering from top to base.
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)