John Prip tea and coffee service

Collection — Carton: 1

Identifier: RITArt-0081

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Scope and Contents

The service was designed by John Prip and produced by the Reed & Barton Company, a hollowware and flatware company in Massachusetts in the 1960s. The set, part of the "Dimension" pattern consists of five pieces: a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer. The design was based on the shape of an onion.

Dates

Creation: 1960

Creator

Prip, John (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Born in New York and raised in Denmark, John Prip (b. 1922) is a fourth generation metalsmith. At the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship at his father’s silversmithing factory. At the age of 26 he immigrated back to America with his wife and son and began teaching at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University, New York. Later he taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and while there co-owned Shop One, a retail outlet for high quality handmade objects.