Hippopotamus service

The Hippopotamus Service is a hand-painted 144 piece dinner service commissioned by the American porcelain collector Richard Baron Cohen from the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, and completed in 2006. The porcelain service features different views of hippopotamuses based on photographs of over 275 hippos taken in zoos all around the world. Cohen commissioned photographer Sarah Louise Galbraith to travel to 101 zoos in 33 countries and photograph the animals. The service was first exhibited at Sotheby's New York City galleries in September 2006. It has subsequently been exhibited at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, and the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna.^[1]

Other famous services themed and named after animals include the Meissen porcelain Swan Service, and the Wedgwood Frog Service commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.

List of pieces

20.5" Oval Platter featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Feifei, Nahsiao, Naichung, Natzuchung. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Soda, National Zoologcial Gardens of Sri Lanka Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Nali, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Liberty, Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, Missouri U.S.A.
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Susie, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Naruo, Kyoto Municipal Zoo, Kyoto, Japan
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Jiro, Ueno Zoological Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Orejitos and Carlita, Zoologico Nacional La Aurora, Guatemala City, Guatemala
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Tombi, Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, Missouri U.S.A.
15.75" Oval Platter featuring: Henry, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Cza-Cza, Slaski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Katowice, Poland
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Splish, Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A.
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Kibu, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20.5" Oval Platter Featuring: Hektorka, Zoo Gdansk-Oliwa, Gdansk, Poland
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Shaktir, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India
15.5" Round Charger featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Nali, Feifei, Nahsiao, Natziu, Nana, Natzuchung. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Gus, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Tetsuo, Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, Japan
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Lucia, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Alif, Zoo Taiping, Taiping, Malaysia
18.5" Oval Platter featuring: Emma, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio U.S.A.
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Helvetia, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Gucio, Warszawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Warsaw, Poland
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Lala, Hanoi Zoological Gardens, Hanoi, Vietnam
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Rodolphe, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France
14.5 Oval Platter featuring: Yoly, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Hipolit, Slaski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Katowice, Poland
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Charlatana, Temaiken, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Louise, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Faith, Auckland Zoo, Auckland, New Zealand
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Sally, National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rectangular Tray featuring: Reglis, Parc Zoologique de La Palmyre, Palmyre, France
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Afro, Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Brandy, Zoo Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Tavea, Zoologico de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brazil
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Jabba, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California U.S.A.
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Eva, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida U.S.A.
10" Dinner Plate featuring: Elisabeth, Parc Zoologique de La Fleche, La Fleche, France
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Happy, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Kif, Touroparc, Romaneche-Thorins, France
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Rikke, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands
9.75" Pierced Plate featuring: Saar, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Loeuje, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Otis, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Emma and Herbie, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio U.S.A.
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Susie, Zoo Aquarium Madrid, Madrid, Spain
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Maggie, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Peao, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Petal and Perky, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada
8" Square Tray featuring: Stanislaw, Zoo Gdansk-Oliwa, Gdansk, Poland
Triangular Tray featuring: Mara, Parc Zoologique d'Amneville, Amneville, France
Raised Round Cake Dish featuring: Chombi, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Hansel, Chicago Zoological Park (Brookfield Zoo), Brookfield, Illinois U.S.A.
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Blackie, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Pippone, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Mol, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico & Hazina, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Olga, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico & Babu, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India
Ice Dome featuring: Bocas, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal & Fudge, Auckland Zoo, Auckland, New Zealand & Jane, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy & Kinshasa, Parc Zoologique d'Amneville, Amneville, France
9.5" Pierced Soup Plate featuring: Brutus, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Jazi and Funani, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California U.S.A.
Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Jonsey, Fort Worth Zoological Park, Fort Worth, Texas U.S.A.
9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Petal, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada
7.5" Plate Featuring: Linda, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont-Scorff, France
7.5" Plate Featuring: Katka, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Blippo, Wildlife Safari, Winston, Oregon U.S.A.
3.25" Sugar Bowl and Cover Featuring: Nanamei, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Pele and Juliana, Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Samantha, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
11" Pierced Plate featuring: Penelope, Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe, Louisiana U.S.A.
7.5" Plate Featuring: Polita, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quebec Canada
7.5" Plate Featuring: Kimbuku, Tiergarten Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria
9.75 Pierced Plate Featuring; Kiboko, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quebec Canada
11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Tobi, Wroclawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Wroclaw, Poland
Coffee Pot and Lid Featuring: Zdenek, Zoo Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Irma, Juliette, and Emile, Le Pal Parc d'Attractions et Parc Animalier
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Rosie, Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.A.
11" Pierced Plate Featuring: Mimi, Bioparco di Roma, Rome, Italy
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Gertrude, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Bouillon Cup and Saucer Featuring: La Pequenita, Zoo Aquarium Madrid, Madrid, Spain & Gordo, Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico
9.25" Oval Dish with Handle Featuring: Maikel, Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Creamer Featuring: Palmyre, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont Scorff, France
Teapot and Lid Featuring: Happy, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia & Jenny, Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany
Sauce Boat and Stand Featuring: Tulip and Brindabella Primrose, Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee, Werribee, Australia & Guerro, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
Covered Vegetable Tureen Featuring: Poppy, Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon U.S.A. & Julie, Memphis Zoological Garden and Aquarium, Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A.
Sugar Bowl and Cover Featuring: Honza, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic & Cleopatra, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida U.S.A. & Kathi, Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Berlin, Germany & Albert, Aktiengesellschaft Zoologischer Garten Koln, Cologne, Germany
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Donna, Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville, Illinois U.S.A.
Salad Bowl featuring: Maruska, Zoo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic & Anna, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo, Italy
7" Pickle Dish featuring: Georgette, Monde Sauvage, Aywaille, Belgium
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Billa, Parque Zoologico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico & Atte, Parque Zoologico de Leon, Leon, Mexico
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Arusha, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. & Happy New Year, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Dhony, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, the Netherlands & Cinderella, Johannesburg Zoological Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Chucho, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico & Masae, Parc Zoologique de La Fleche, La Fleche, France
8.75" Covered Vegetable Tureen and Cover featuring: Pudgie, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas U.S.A. & Nalan and Nai, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan & Pepotama, Zoobotanico Jerez, Jerez de La Frontera, Spain & Puddles, San Francisco Zoological Gardens, San Francisco, California U.S.A.
8.75" Covered Vegetable Tureen and Cover featuring: Nigna, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England & Mara, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas U.S.A. & Puddles, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S.A. & Kiboko, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Salad Bowl featuring: Cherry, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hanover, Germany
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Nanamei, Nalichung, Nalan, Nai, Nanachung, Nali, Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: Bocas, Mada, Popota Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Harold, Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee, Werribee, Australia
Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Susie, Adelaide Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, Australia
Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Zaire, Safari de Peaugres, Peaugres, France
Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Nigna, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Tea Cup and Saucer Featuring: Ralf, Jardin Zoologico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Samantha, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA & Bibi, Temaiken, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Sweetie Pie, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas USA & Harvey, Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre, Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Kabura, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, The Netherlands & Maggie, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Gertrude, Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre, Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada & Mahali, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado USA
Bouillon Cup and Saucer featuring: Puppy, Mumbai Zoo, Mumbai, India & Kasai, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Dep, Hanoi Zoological Gardens, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Baby Hippo, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand
Tea Cup and Saucer featuring: Palmyre, Parc Zoologique de Pont-Scorff, Pont-Scorff, France
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Yai, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Zora, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Paper weight featuring: Hermien, Zoo Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Paper weight featuring: Baby Hippo, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Hermien, Zoo Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Guadalupe, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington USA
Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Hovie, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Jully, National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Oval Pickle Dish featuring: Mana, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia
Round Salad Bowl featuring: Rosi, Wilhelma, der Zool. Botanische Garten Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
18.5" Oval Platter featuring: Maren with calf, Maren 27 Oct 1990 - 10 Dec 2002 Copenhagen Zoo
Oval Vegetable Dish featuring: Ruzenka, Honza, Adela, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic & Felipe, Zoologico Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Round Wine Cooler featuring: Poupouille, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France & Pelagie, Parc Zoologique de Paris, Paris, France
Round Wine Cooler featuring: Nakili, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas, U.S.A. & Jusztina, Budapest Zoo, Budapest, Hungary
Oval Wine Cooler featuring: Komtu, Parc Zoologic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain & Bulaula, Dhony, Noorder Dierenpark, Emmen, The Netherlands
20.5" Oval Platter featuring: Owen and Mzee, Haller Park, A Property of Bamburi Cement Limited, Mombasa, Kenya
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: Mara, Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, Texas, U.S.A.
Coffee Cup and Saucer featuring: La Negra, Parque Zoologico de Leon, Leo, Mexico
Triangular Footed Cake Dish featuring: Satsuki, Ueno Zoological Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Fish Strainer Featuring: Cuddling Hippos
7.5" Round Plate Featuring: Pepotamo, Zoobotï¿½nico Jerez, Jerez de La Frontera, Spain
7.5" Plate Featuring: Jock, Detroit Zoological Park, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A.
7.5" Plate Featuring: Alcide, Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quï¿½bec, Canada
7.5" Plate Featuring: Sparky, The Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7.5" Plate Featuring: Duke, Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7.5" Plate Featuring: Rumba II, Wroclawski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Wroclaw, Poland
7.5" Plate Featuring: Adelka, Zoologicka Zahrada Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
7.5" Plate Featuring: Puddles, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A
Paper Knife Featuring: Ricardo, Parque Zoologico Benito Juï¿½rez, Morelia, Mexico
Oval Salad Bowl Featuring: Moe, Hogle Zoological Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
Rectangular Pickle Dish featuring: Chumbinho, Parque Zoologico de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tureen Cover and Stand featuring: Heidi, Zoological Society of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Sipee, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand & Susie, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Australia & Silvia, Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez, Morelia, Mexico
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 1, Herbie, Toledo Zoological Gardens, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 2, Bertie, Denver Zoological Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 3, Irma, Le Pal Parc d'Attractions et Parc Animalier, Dompierre sur Besbre, France
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 4, Paulo, Reserve Africaine de Thoiry, Thoiry en Yvelines, France
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 5, Wilhelm der Grosse, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 6, Asita, Zoologischer Garten Basel, Basel, Switzerland
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 7, Habari, Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover, Hannover, Germany
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 8, Mike, Wilhelma, Der Zoologisch Botanische Garten Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 9, Baby Hippo, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand
10" Dinner Plate Featuring: No. 10, Kiwi, Zoo Gdańsk-Oliwa, Gdańsk, Poland

References

^ Bramsen, Bolette. "The Hippopotamus Service". Hotel Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019.

External links

Joined at the Hippo, Sarah Louise Galbraith's weblog of her travels

[1] Bramsen, Bolette. "The Hippopotamus Service". Hotel Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019.

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