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The Janak plain coffee set
| author: |
Pavel Janak (1882–1956) |
| date: |
1911 |
| material: |
earthenware |
| technique: |
cast, hand-painted, glazed |
cup and saucer
| dimensions: |
cup rim 3 1/2" (9 cm) saucer 5 1/2" (14 cm) overall height 2 2/3" (7 cm) |
sugar bowl
| dimensions: |
rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 4 2/3" (12 cm) |
coffee pots
| large: |
rim 4 2/3" (12 cm), height 8 1/3" (21 cm) |
| medium: |
rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 7" (18 cm) |
| small: |
rim 4 1/3" (11 cm), height 6" (15 cm) |
With the rims and handles accented in black, the Janák coffee set shows off its 12-faceted design to the full and reveals similarities with the designs of the other major modernist group in the region – the Wiener Werkstatte.
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