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"Vesevo" Teapot

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Sabattini Argenteria S.p.A., founded 1964

Designer

Filippo Alison, Italian, 1930 - 2015

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Teapot of a rounded shape with a punched dotted border around the bottom edge, a triangular spout and a handle of coiled silver. The teapot consists of two separate chambers: a small upper, central chamber in which the tea itself is brewed and a large lower chamber for hot water.

Credit Line

Gift of Sanae Asayama Sabattini

Date

ca. 1986

Accession Number

1992-116-1-a/d

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

metalwork
Decorative Arts

Object Name

teapot

Type

teapot

Medium

silver plated, brass

Dimensions

H x W x D: 30 × 29.5 × 22 cm (11 13/16 × 11 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

made in

Como, 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/kq4b1c0ef6f-18d1-4f3c-a7ce-e595ad62bfab

Record ID

chndm_1992-116-1-a_d

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