A stack of five individual cups exhibited as a group.
12”H x 6.25”W x 6.25”D
TOP TO BOTTOM:
top cup: Peanut characters heads with hats 2001 71/ 200
saucer: yellow with red writing “Chex party mix”
liquid level: “Toasting years of memories/ celebrate time together
Pre-printed steel from recycled “tin containers”, brass handle, gold rivets, concealed magnet
cup: Van Gogh painting of people and boat in browns, golds, and greens 2001 47/ 200
saucer: Van Gogh painting of people and boat in browns, golds, and greens
liquid level: “Try not to listen to your doubts”
Pre-printed steel from recycled “tin containers”, brass handle, gold rivets, concealed magnet
cup: Fun Tin in yellow with balloons, black and white check bottom 2001 45/ 200
saucer: Hershey’s’s Fun Tin in black with pink letters
liquid level: “The Magic of art changes the ordinary into absolutely divine”
Pre-printed steel from recycled “tin containers”, silver handle, gold rivets, concealed magnet
cup: Cherubs looking like Michelangelo, angel, and sky with writing 2001 44/ 200
saucer: Cherubs looking like Michelangelo, starring into the sky
liquid level: “Wonder what is in the food”
Pre-printed steel from recycled “tin containers”, brass handle, gold rivets, concealed magnet
bottom cup: Wizard of Oz cookies with yellow brick road pattern on blue 2001 58/ 200
saucer: Wizard of Oz characters
liquid level: “Another option is always available”
Pre-printed steel from recycled “tin containers”, brass handle, gold rivets, concealed magnet
This is one stack of five cups from a variant edition of 200 teacups (2000-2004.) Each cup constructed from pre-printed steel from recycled tin containers, sterling silver and brass handles, 10k gold and brass rivets.
2.5" height of a cup and saucer
5" diameter of a saucer
12" height for a stack of five cups
Available for purchase or exhibition.
Photography by Philip Cohen
© Harriete Estel Berman, 2021