La Cintura di Orione
Saucepan
1986 (made)
1986 (made)
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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
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| Object type | |
| Title | La 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. |
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| 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 created | February 22, 2008 |
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