Coffee or Spice Mill
Coffee or Spice Mill
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- Description
- This spice mill belonged to a member of the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the second half of the 18th century. The mill is made of turned wood with an iron handle and metal grinding mechanism.
- The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- mill, spice
- date made
- 1675 - 1700
- place made
- Europe
- United Kingdom: England
- place used
- United States: Connecticut, Stonington
- Physical Description
- lignum vitae (overall material)
- iron (grinder; handle material)
- brass (cover plate material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 7/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 17.4625 cm x 11.43 cm
- ID Number
- DL.006838
- catalog number
- 6838
- accession number
- 28810
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- subject
- kitchen
- Household Tools and Equipment
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Copp Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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