1854-1870
GUSN-47945
Coffee Urn Body (a) attached to Y-shaped base on squashed ball feet, rim of palmettes around base. Round lamp in middle of base also with rim of palmettes. Straight spout ending in ram's head at base of body. 3 loose chains attached in 3 places on rim of neck.Top (b) dome-shaped top with finial of leaves. Rim of palmettes at bottom of top. Bag (c) magenta felt bag marked "urn"
coffee urns
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
fruitwood
silver (metal)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
crests (motifs)
palmette (motif)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
heads (representations)
Silver
Fruitwood
Beaded
Family Crest
Palmette
Head
URN, COFFEE
[Not explicitly noted in museum file.] Codman crest [bird with branch] on body. Struck with Tiffany & Co. identification.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
1969.668.1.1
Tiffany & Co. (Silversmith)
New York, NY, USA
13 1/2 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.668.1A-C
New York state (United States)
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