Minneapolis Institute of Art

Teapot for Apollo Sky-Scraper set

Designer: Louis W. Rice; Manufacturer: Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc.

Date

c. 1927

Medium

Silver-plated brass

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Designers of accessories for the urban home soon drew on the vertical city's premier 1920s emblem, the skyscraper, as an appropriate design motif. Its terraced step-back form provided the inspiration for a host of home furnishings, including this Skyscraper tea and coffee set by Louis W. Rice. United States, Americas

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