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Espresso Machine

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Object Details

Designer

Richard Sapper, German, 1932 - 2015

Manufacturer

Alessi S.p.A., Italian, founded 1921

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Mirror plated steel. Upper container (a) cylindrical, with movable D-shaped handle in brown; flat cover hinged at handle. Through spout aperture. (b) with spring closure at handle. Bowl cylindrical with flared lower vertical flat base, funnel filter (c, d). Brass valve and hexagonal at front of base.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Richard Grant

Date

1978

Accession Number

1987-95-5-a/d

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

metalwork
Decorative Arts

Object Name

espresso machine

Type

espresso machine

Medium

stainless steel, plastic

Dimensions

H x W x D: 21 × 14 × 12.7 cm (8 1/4 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 5 in.)

manufactured in

Italy

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cc60371c-cb62-40df-9d13-93c41e4cdcb0

Record ID

chndm_1987-95-5-a_d

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