cup, cappuccino
notes: label: Description
content: One of the most common variants of espresso, all named in Italian usage, is a cappuccino, a single shot with a “coat” or hood” like those of Capuchin monks or with a color like the robes of those monks (depending on which version of the story you prefer), with a steamed milk cover. No foam. Customarily, the cup is more like an American coffee cup, though smaller, and the blue rim on this one serves as the target level for the addition of the steamed milk. Other variants now common, even in the American espresso service, are lattes (café au lait in French, café con leche in Spanish) where a single shot is covered in 6-8 ounces of steamed milk, then with foam. There are, however, as many variations as possible, made with differing amounts and varieties of coffee, and the additions of milk, foam, flavored syrups, liqueurs.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: topic
content: Drinking
label: topic
content: Coffee Drinking
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Food
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0124.02a
label: accession number
content: 2012.0124
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0124.02a
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cup, cappuccino
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 4 in x 3 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 10.16 cm x 8.255 cm