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La Cintura di Orione

Saucepan
1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The bowl, of copper with a stainless steel liner, is shaped like a truncated cone, The long handle of sand blasted steel, is raised above and runs parallel away from the rim of the vessel. The handle is cambered above and below to facilitate the grip and terminates with a flared shoulder and a square end with a circular hole drilled through the centre. The bracket connecting the handle to the vessel has the same surface treatment and is formed by two splayed arms, each drilled with a circular hole near the junction with the handle and which are attached to a trapezoid plate, shaped to the curve of the bowl and attached to it by three brass rivets.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLa Cintura di Orione (series title)
Materials and techniques
Copper, brass, stainless and sand blasted steel
Brief description
Base metal, 20th c
Physical description
The bowl, of copper with a stainless steel liner, is shaped like a truncated cone, The long handle of sand blasted steel, is raised above and runs parallel away from the rim of the vessel. The handle is cambered above and below to facilitate the grip and terminates with a flared shoulder and a square end with a circular hole drilled through the centre. The bracket connecting the handle to the vessel has the same surface treatment and is formed by two splayed arms, each drilled with a circular hole near the junction with the handle and which are attached to a trapezoid plate, shaped to the curve of the bowl and attached to it by three brass rivets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Length: 42.5cm
  • Diameter: 20.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
[stylised eagle] OFFICINA ALESSI / Cu 999-INOX 18/10 / ITALY 890 150 (Stamped on the side of the bowl just beneath the rim)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Given by Alessi through their British agents, Penhallow Marketing Ltd, Sheffield.
Historical context
This saucepan forms part of a range of cooking utensils, launched in 1986.
Bibliographic reference
Steel & Style, From Project to Product, The Story of Alessi Household Ware, Patricia Scarzella, Arcadia Edizioni, Milan 1985 (trans 1987), p.173
Collection
Accession number
M.26-1990

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2008
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