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Coffee Urn

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-45417

Description

4 squat ball feet support square base, which supports urn with elongated loop handles; lid with urn finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coffee urns
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
cartouches (ornament)
key pattern
Silver
Beaded
Cartouche
Greek Key
URN, COFFEE

Inscription

Front, base, cover Engraved: ED Struck: James Dixon & Sons/Sheffield

Maker

James Dixon & Sons (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Sheffield

Dimensions

19.5 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Given in memory of Mary Wade White by her children Elizabeth Wade White and Henry Wade White.

Accession Number

1952.159

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