Urn-like body with flared base, thin stem. Ovoid body with flared dome hinged top and mushroom finial. Applied "S" spout and "C" handle with spur. Painted black with gold decoration, vine around base, floral panels flanked by diaper reserves. Rope decoration at top, radiating lines around gold finial.
coffeepots
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
rope
vines
Tin
Painted
Pontypool
Diaper
Vine
Rope
COFFEEPOT
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
9.5 x 10 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.720
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