Artifact Details

Title

The Utah Teapot

Catalog Number

X398.84

Type

Physical object

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.

Date

1974 ca.

Manufacturer

Melitta

Place Manufactured

Germany

Dimensions

overall: 6 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 6 in

Category

Ephemera/other

Subject

Ephemera; University of Utah

Credit

Gift of Advanced Systems, CADLINC

Lot Number

X398.84