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Walter von Nessen, designer

Diplomat Coffee Service, 1931

Description

Maker

  • Walter von Nessen, 1889 -1943, German, designer
  • Chase Brass and Copper Company, American, manufacturer

Title

Diplomat Coffee Service

Year

1931

Medium

Copper and plastic

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • copperplate,
  • plastic

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Gift of the estate of Miss Elizabeth T. Casey

Object Number

1989.045.7

Projects & Publications

Publications

A Modern World

American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pendleton Pantry

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