Coffee Pot
Manufacturer
Browne & Seal
(American, active ca. 1810)
Dateca. 1805
MediumSilver with wood handle
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 × 5 × 14 3/4 inches (28.27 × 12.7 × 37.47 cm)
Credit LineGift of Roger C. Lee
Object numberF85-23/1
MarkingsStamped BROWN&SEAL in arched rectangle on underside of foot.
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Not on viewCollections
DescriptionOval, vase-shaped body on domed oval foot. Hinged oval cover is domed, with urn-shaped finial; curved spout is round in cross section. Body is fluted with continuous frieze just above spot of bright-cut floral engraving. Convex area below cover is gadrooned along rim and chased with repeating foliate leaf motif. Wood handle, possibly ebony, with an acanthus-leaf thumbpiece. This coffee pot was probably made to match the tea set (F85-23/2-4).
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André Charles Boulle
ca. 1685-1700 (casket); second half of 18th century (stand)
2024.49.1-2
