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"Vesevo" Teapot

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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
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
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1992-116-1-a_d
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b1c0ef6f-18d1-4f3c-a7ce-e595ad62bfab

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