"Diplomat" Coffee Service
Object type: Coffee service
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Walter von Nessen|Chase Brass & Copper Company, Inc. (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Artist bio: American (born Germany), Berlin 1899–1943 Wiscasset, Maine| 
Artist role: Designer|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American, born Germany|American
Date: 1933
Medium: Chrome-plated copper, composition
Dimensions: Coffee pot - a: 8 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in., 22oz. (21.6 × 10.8 × 16.8 cm, 1.4 lb.)
Sugar - b: 2 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in., 6oz. (7.3 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm, 0.4 lb.)
Creamer and lid - c and d: 4 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 5 3/8 in., 11oz. (11.4 × 10.8 × 14 cm, 0.7 lb.)
Tray - e: 1 1/8 × 10 3/8 in., 16oz. (2.9 × 26.7 cm, 1 lb.)
Classification: Metalwork-Combination
Credit line: John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2001
Accession year: 2001