Espresso Pot

1933

Not on view

The tableware for the first-class dining room of the ocean liner Normandie included extensive silver, glass, and porcelain services that were at once elegant and sturdy. Most pieces were marked with the concentric monogram CGT, the initials of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique which owned the Normandie.

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Title: Espresso Pot
Designer: Unknown Designer
Manufacturer: Wiskemann
Date: 1933
Medium: Silver-plated metal, wood
Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 6 1/4 × 3 in., 1.2 lb. (14.7 × 15.9 × 7.6 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chow, 1985
Object Number: 1985.430.14a-d
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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