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Designs for Four Coffee Pots

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Designer

Ettore Sottsass, (Italian, 1917–2007)

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Four sketches are shown on sheet (left edge perforated). Two vessels at the top of the sheet have conical bodies with pronounced, rectangular spouts. The one at left has a wavy handle, while the other, at right, has a long curved handle and belly bands around the body. The two vessels at the bottom are similar in form to those at the top. They both have a stepped base and rings immediately above this. The one at left has a rectangular handle and is seen from the direction of the spout. The other is drawn so the spout is visible, though the handle is not.

Credit Line

Gift of Unknown Donor

Date

February 14, 1985

Accession Number

n-d-2909

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

tableware designs

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Graphite on white wove paper

Dimensions

29.6 x 19.7 cm (11 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

made in

Delhi, India

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4012aa0a3-4f5c-44cb-af1c-8ea0a47dd4e1

Record ID

chndm_n-d-2909

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