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Coffeepot

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-48349

Description

Cylindrical pewter and ceramic coffee percolator. Pewter base, spout, handle, top, strainers, and lid. Tall ball and disk knop. Ceramic body with white and green flowers on blue and black honeycomb background. Curved spout, embelished at the base. Curved, angular handle with thumb rest and embelishments.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coffeepots
pewter (tin alloy)
ceramic (material)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
ceramic (material)
Coffeepot

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 8 1/2 (HxW), 4 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Miss Henerietts Herthel

Accession Number

1970.333A-E

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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