Dinner Plate

Dinner Plate

1967
Designer
Gio Ponti, Italian, 1891-1979
Born: Milan, Italy
Work Locations: Milan, Italy
Manufacturer
Ceramica Franco Pozzi
Work Locations: Italy
Country
Italy
Object
plate
Medium
Porcelain
Accession Number
2000.98
Credit Line
Funds from 1999 Design Council Benefit

Gio Ponti, Dinner Plate, 1967. Porcelain; 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 in. Manufactured by Ceramica Franco Pozzi, Gallarate, Italy. Denver Art Museum: Funds from 1999 Design Council Benefit, 2000.98.

Dimensions
diameter: 10 1/4 in, 26.035 cm; depth: 1 in, 2.5400 cm
Inscription
Verso: GPonti / COLLEZIONE CERAMICA FRANCO POZZI GALLARATE ITALIA
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Purchased 2000 at (Los Angeles Modern Auctions), Los Angeles, by the Denver Art Museum.
Exhibition History
  • “Then Now Next: Evolution of an Architectural Icon” — Denver Art Museum, 2/19/2017 – 8/31/2017
  • “Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 12/31/2022