Pitcher, tumblers, and goblets; Bitossi (Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy, founded 2007); Glass; Courtesy of Bitossi

See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the tag glass, drinkware, creamy color, playfulness.

Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

-0001

2018

2025

  • You found it!

0903, Spot Collection, 2014

The bottoms of four glass pitchers and six goblets and drinking glasses are bathed in a creamy wash of color, as though a milky, colorful concoction had been swirled inside each piece. The colored bottoms create a playful evocation of taste. Created by Bitossi.

  • Pitcher, tumblers, and goblets

    Bitossi (Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy, founded 2007); Glass; Courtesy of Bitossi

  •
  • Colorings Low Tumbler
  • plastic (co-extruded crystal styrene and high-impact styrene).
  • Gift of George Schmidt, Inc..
  • 1988-1-18
  •
  • Colorings Tall Tumbler
  • plastic (co-extruded crystal styrene and high-impact styrene).
  • Gift of George Schmidt, Inc..
  • 1988-1-23
  •
  • Colorings Tall Tumbler
  • plastic (co-extruded crystal styrene and high-impact styrene).
  • Gift of George Schmidt, Inc..
  • 1988-1-24

Listen to an audio recording of this text here.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Senses: Design Beyond Vision.

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/1159162361/ |title=0903, Spot Collection, 2014 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=6 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>