Espresso Cup
notes: label: Description
content: The small white porcelain cup, traditional for espresso in Italy and France, with 2 oz. double shot serving size as opposed to the 1 oz. single shot, the “short” shot (or ristretto), is perfect for the very beverage that emerges from the huge brass machines in coffee bars. It is now common for coffee bar chains (such as Peets or Starbucks or Caribou Coffee) to issue collectible cups for in-house service with their logos and shapes distinctive to them. Nowadays, even espresso might be served in a paper cup. But the little unembellished white porcelain cups are the classic, this one acquired around 1990 to serve coffee from a home espresso machine
place: label: Associated Place
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: Subject
content: Food Culture
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Food
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content: FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0124.03
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0124.03
label: accession number
content: 2012.0124
objectType: label: Object Name
content: espresso cups and saucers
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: porcelain (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 in x 2 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 7.62 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 4 in; 1.905 cm x 10.16 cm