cover image: Designs for Hot Water Pots or Fondue Pots

20.500.12592/zv8s97

Designs for Hot Water Pots or Fondue Pots

1985

Research in Progress Sheet is composed of two sketches at top and bottom, with left edge of sheet perforated. Designs are for two vessels in mixed metals as specified by the inscriptions. Each is a combination of geometric volumes stacked vertically. Specifications about the materials of some of the components are noted; for the vessel on the bottom half of the sheet a silver flange or projection, copper spout, and an iron body surmounted by a brass ring. For the vessel on the top of the sheet, a similar ring at the top of the vessel is illustrated, and specified as 'ottone', translated to 'brass' in Italian.
sottsass, ettore

Authors

Ettore Sottsass, (Italian, 1917–2007)

Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Dates
February 11, 1985
Format
Graphite and crayon on smooth white wove paper
Pages
29.6 x 19.7 cm (11 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
n-d-2908
Rights
Gift of Unknown Donor
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a154b884e6cfef9f2b3158dc3faeb282