This and 4 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Model 1017 Coffee and Tea Service Coffee And Tea Service.

Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1952

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2024

  • You found it!

1017 Teapot

This is a teapot. It was designed by Henning Koppel and manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie. It is dated 1952. Its medium is silver, walnut. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Koppel, trained as a sculptor and designer, began working for the Jensen firm in 1945. His fluid designs for hollowware (vessel forms) bolstered the firm as a leader in Scandinavian modern design. A 1950’s advertisement for Jensen, picturing some of Koppel’s curvaceous pieces, featured the headline “The old name . . . the new design.”

This object was donated by George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12 × 25 × 16 cm (4 3/4 × 9 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

1017 Teapot; Designed by Henning Koppel (Danish, 1918 – 1981); Manufactured by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie (Denmark); silver, walnut; H x W x D: 12 × 25 × 16 cm (4 3/4 × 9 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2018-22-69

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