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Cylindrical silver-plated coffee urn w/ stag heads for handles on each side of urn and on top of lid. Spout w/ ivory handle.
coffee urns
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
ivory (tooth component)
plating (metal coating)
silver (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
stags
Silver
Brass
Vegetable Ivory
Slip Cast
Plated
Etched
Stag
URN, COFFEE
Molded on base of urn: ""W.T. GALE & CO./ [star]/ BOSTON MASS""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
W.T. Gale & Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
15.75 x 11.25 x 8.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5155AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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