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As a result of the popularity of Tomorrow’s Classic, Eva Zeisel received several other commissions from Hall China. In 1956, the firm released Century, a line of tableware available in solid colors with numerous surface patterns. While all of the forms in the line are well-conceived and elegant, the plates are especially noteworthy. Zeisel had previously experimented with square and oval plates, but here she pulled the form into a teardrop shape, adding extra visual excitement to the tablescape.
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Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 462.
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[1] See Dallas Musuem of Art Deed of Gift (dated April 2, 1994, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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General Description
As a result of the popularity of Tomorrow’s Classic, Eva Zeisel received several other commissions from Hall China. In 1956, the firm released Century, a line of tableware available in solid colors with numerous surface patterns. While all of the forms in the line are well-conceived and elegant, the plates are especially noteworthy. Zeisel had previously experimented with square and oval plates, but here she pulled the form into a teardrop shape, adding extra visual excitement to the tablescape.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 462.
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Updated image, added essays, and rule - 9/8 (JBA)
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1994: David T. Owsley, New York, New York [1]
From 1994: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Dallas Musuem of Art Deed of Gift (dated April 2, 1994, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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