Prototypes for Flatware
1930s
Designer
- Gio Ponti, Italian, 1891-1979
- Born: Milan, Italy
- Work Locations: Milan, Italy
Manufacturer
- Christofle
- Work Locations: Paris, France
- Active Dates: 1830-
Country
Italy
Object
flatware set
Medium
Nickel silver
Accession Number
2018.264.1-3
Credit Line
Funds from Design Council of the Denver Art Museum
Gio Ponti, Prototypes for Flatware, 1930s. Nickel silver. Fabricated by Christofle, Paris. Denver Art Museum: Funds from Design Council of the Denver Art Museum, 2018.264.1–3.
Dimensions
length: 7.4803 in, 19 cm
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Inherited 1979 by Lisa Licitra Ponti, Milan from Gio Ponti, Milan; given to Caterina Licitra by Lisa Licitra Ponti; purchased March 2018 from Caterina Licitra by the Denver Art Museum.
Exhibition History
- “Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 12/31/2022
