Prototype tea urn
Object type: Prototype tea urn
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Eliel Saarinen|International Silver Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Division (Meriden, Connecticut)
Artist bio: American (born Finland), Rantasalmi 1873–1950 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan| 
Artist role: Designer|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American| 
Date: ca. 1932–35
Medium: Electro-plated nickel silver, brass and Bakelite
Dimensions: 14 1/2 × 11 × 11 in. (36.8 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Saarinen Swanson and John C. Waddell Gifts, and Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, by exchange, 1999
Accession year: 1999