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Coffee Urn

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1775-1800

GUSN

GUSN-61131

Description

Toleware urn with bulbous body, narrow ribbed neck, and domed lid. Three scroll feet. Red, gold, and black chinoiserie motif.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coffee urns
cookware
tinware
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Urn, Coffee

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 6 x 9 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1720

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