Coffeepot

Coffeepot

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Description
Japanned conical coffeepot with a rounded, hinged lid topped by a small loop at front. Tapered D- or ear-shaped strap handle is opposite of the straight, tapered, soft-soldered lapped-seam spout; flat bottom with projecting, folded edge. Wire-rimmed body has an added triangular piece below its vertical folded seam and is perforated at spout. Painted decoration features a red, left-facing, kidney-shaped flower on curved red stem with green leaves; flower is accented by rows of yellow, alizarin and white dots above a fan of white and alizarin overtones, and is surrounded by yellow and green leaflets. Yellow and red brushwork covers lid and borders rim and base. Fine yellow strokes beneath spout. Mottled asphaltum background. No marks.
Attributed to one of the Filley Tinshops, located in Bloomfield, CT, Lansingburgh, NY, and Philadelphia, PA; with decoration painted by Edward Francis (d. 1826), who worked for the Filley family at all three shops.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
coffeepot
Other Terms
Coffeepot; 41Cc, Sullivan, Michael D
date made
ca 1820 - 1825
place made
United States: Connecticut, Bloomfield
United States: New York, Lansingburgh
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
tinned sheet iron (overall material)
iron wire (rims material)
asphaltum (exterior decoration material)
paint (exterior decoration material)
Measurements
overall: 8 9/16 in x 8 5/8 in x 6 3/16 in; 21.74875 cm x 21.9075 cm x 15.71625 cm
ID Number
1978.0119.08
accession number
1978.0119
catalog number
1978.0119.08
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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