Eva Zeisel’s Museum White by Castleton for MoMA – 1943

Museum White Cup & Saucer Pair – Castleton China for Museum of Modern Art – Designer: Eva Zeisel – 1943

Described by New York Magazine as “…delicate and voluptuous, tableware where the tactile verges on the erotic.”

Pretty heady words for dishes – but then these are more than mere dishes. Designed by the legendary Eva Zeisel for the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 and produced by Castleton China the Museum White line is art and function combined. 

I was lucky enough to obtain a set of six cups and saucers recently and let me tell you they are a joy to look at and to use.

Zeisel, by the way, will celebrate her 102nd birthday on November 13th.