About the Artwork
Coronet Electric Coffee Urn
1936 or 1937
Walter Von Nessen (Artist) American, 1889 - 1943 Chase Brass and Copper Company (Manufacturer) American
Nickel-plated brass, bakelite , and glass
Overall: 12 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (31.1 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm)
Metalwork
American Art before 1950
Gift of Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw and Susann and Larry Spilkin
1984.61
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Markings
Mark, on bottom of base: profile of centaur shooting an arrow [Chase trademark ] | Chase U.S.A.| Chase Brass and Copper Co. | model 17088 | Volts 110-220AC-DC | Watts high 900 | Watts low 100
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1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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Decorative Art. (1938): p. 105 (ill.).
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Walter Von Nessen; Chase Brass and Copper Company, Coronet Electric Coffee Urn, 1936 or 1937, nickel-plated brass, Bakelite , and glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw and Susann and Larry Spilkin, 1984.61.
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