Coffeepot
Coffeepot
- Description
- Gold washed, elongated ovoid coffeepot with domed, hinged lid topped by ball knop on four, double-banded, splayed legs ending in pad feet. Four repousse chased panels filled with a myriad of flowers and foliage cover body; matching floral designs interrupted by an empty C-scroll reserve are on lid. Hollow, angular handle with ball thumbrest has banded, tapered ends pinned into ivory insulators with a faceted upper socket and bracketed lower socket with rosette. Body perforated at S-curve spout. Bottom underside struck incuse "MF'D & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON", "2795", "PATENT APPLIED FOR" and "7". From a six-piece coffee and tea service, 1978.0922.01-.06.
- Maker is Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA; 1840-present. William C. Beattie of Taunton, MA, assignor to Reed & Barton, received US Design No. 9,405 for this pattern on July 25, 1876.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1876 or later
- design patent date
- 1876-07-25
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Taunton
- Physical Description
- silver plate (overall material)
- gold (wash material)
- ivory (insulators material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 3/4 in x 9 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 29.845 cm x 23.8125 cm x 12.065 cm
- ID Number
- 1978.0922.02
- catalog number
- 1978.0922.02
- accession number
- 1978.0922
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
