Tazza

Tazza

A tazza is a shallow saucer-like dish either mounted on a stem and foot or on a foot alone. The word has been generally adopted by archaeologists and connoisseurs for a type of drinking vessel. It is the Italian translation of Cup.

The Tazza is one of the largest pieces of malachite in North America. It was presented by Czar Nicholas II to August Heckscher in 1910 and given to the Linda Hall Library in 1972 by Mrs. Helen Spencer. It stands as the focal point in the center of the Main Reading Room of the library.


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  • Tazza — Taz za, n. [It.] An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tazza — / tats:a/ s.f. [dall arabo ṭāsa ]. 1. [piccolo recipiente di forma varia, dotato per lo più di un manico laterale, usato per servire e bere alimenti liquidi: t. di ceramica ] ▶◀ [per il caffellatte e la cioccolata] (non com.) chicchera, [da… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • tazza — [tät′sə] n. [It < Ar ṭāsa: see TASS] a shallow, ornamental cup or vase, usually with a pedestal …   English World dictionary

  • tazza — tàz·za s.f. FO 1a. piccolo recipiente di ceramica, porcellana o altro materiale, a bocca rotonda, di solito provvisto di manico ad ansa, usato per bere o servire alimenti liquidi: una tazza da caffè, un servizio di tazze da tè, servire il brodo… …   Dizionario italiano

  • tazza — {{hw}}{{tazza}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Piccolo recipiente tondo e basso, di solito con manico ad ansa | Quanto sta nella tazza: bere una tazza di brodo. 2 Vaso del water closet. 3 In una draga, noria e sim. ciascuno dei contenitori a forma di secchio… …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • tazza — noun Etymology: Italian, cup, tazza, from Arabic ṭassa, ṭass, ṭasht basin, from Persian tasht Date: 1824 a shallow cup or vase on a pedestal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Tazza Farnese — Tazza Farnese, Vorderseite Tazza Farnese, Rückseite …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tazza — /taht seuh/; It. /taht tsah/, n., pl. tazzas, It. tazze / tse/. a shallow, saucerlike, ornamental bowl, often having handles and usually on a high base or pedestal. [1835 45; < It < Ar tassah basin. See TASS] * * * …   Universalium

  • tazza — pl.f. tazze …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • tazza — [ tα:tsə] noun a shallow ornamental wine cup mounted on a foot. Origin C19: from Ital., from Arab. ṭasa (see tass) …   English new terms dictionary

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