Details
Type
Physical Object
Title
The Utah Teapot
Manufacturer
Melitta
Date
1974 ca.
Place Manufactured
Germany
Dimensions
overall: 6 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 6 in
Description
Original white porcelain teapot on which the widely distributed teapot data set is based. The teapot has frequently been used to test techniques of rendering three-dimensional objects using computer graphics. Teapots rendered as a wire frame outline- Warnock- Gouraud and Phong shaded have been published as well as many versions with simulated reflections of an environment- and shape distortions. The frequency of use of the teapot as a test object in computer graphics has given it the status of a benchmark.Data for the teapot created and input by Martin Newell- 1974- University of Utah- Salt Lake City. Original preliminary sketches of the teapot are located in the Object File. -- JAC 9/28/2001 Correspondence from Jim Blinn (JPL) regarding the teapot can be located in the Object File. -- JAC 1/24/2003
Category
Ephemera: other
Subject
Ephemera; University of Utah
Accession Number
X398.84
Credit
Gift of Advanced Systems, CADLINC
