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Designer Walter von Nessen American, born Germany
Manufacturer Chase Brass & Copper Company, Inc. (Waterbury, Connecticut) American
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Title: "Diplomat" Coffee Service
Designer:
Walter von Nessen (American (born Germany), Berlin 1899–1943 Wiscasset, Maine)
Manufacturer:
Chase Brass & Copper Company, Inc. (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Date: 1933
Medium: Chrome-plated copper, phenol-formaldehyde (Bakelite)
Dimensions:
Coffee pot - a: 8 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in., 22oz. (21.6 × 10.8 × 16.8 cm, 1.4 lb.)
Sugar - b: 2 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in., 6oz. (7.3 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm, 0.4 lb.)
Creamer and lid - c and d: 4 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 5 3/8 in., 11oz. (11.4 × 10.8 × 14 cm, 0.7 lb.)
Tray - e: 1 1/8 × 10 3/8 in., 16oz. (2.9 × 26.7 cm, 1 lb.)
Classification: Metalwork-Combination
Credit Line: John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2001
Object Number: 2001.722.1a-e
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