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Coffeepot

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Tall pear-shaped body on collet foot; hinged domed lid with ball finial; long, flat spout with shallow flutes, joined at bottom with shell mount; long hardwood loop handle joined at bottom with long tubular socket and at top with elaborate acanthus mount; beading around base of lid.
Credit Line
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren
ca. 1785
Accession Number
1986-61-6
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
coffeepot
Type
coffeepot
Medium
copper, silver, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 30.5 × 17 × 7 cm (12 in. × 6 11/16 in. × 2 3/4 in.)
possibly made in
Sheffield, England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1986-61-6
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48593f2ac-3fe8-4fb1-af94-d0ef908f4d0b

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