Pot used to serve coffee or tea from Wormley's Hotel
date: label: Date
content: 1885
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831
label: Used by
content: Wormley Hotel, American, 1871 - 1897
label: Used by
content: James Wormley, American, 1819 - 1884
notes: label: Description
content: A silver plated and soldered pot used to serve tea or coffee at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. The pot is oval-shaped, with a plain, cylindrical body, a small platform base, and a gently curved spout. The pot has a "C" shaped handle with one (1) circular, ivory insulator at each socket. The pot has a flat lid, hinged next to the handle, with a small ball knob at the center of the lid. On the inside of the pot, where the spout meets the body, there are small holes covering the opening. Inside the top of the lid is an etched number [578-44-7021]. On the bottom, center, are additional engravings and manufacturer markings. In the center, above text, is a small indentation of an anchor. Text underneath anchor is also centered [GORHAM CO. /0542 /SILVER SOLDERED /WORMLEY'S]. On the right, in the middle is a small indentation of a wolf's head.
place: label: Place made
content: Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.104.1
objectType: label: Type
content: coffeepots
label: Type
content: teapots
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver-plated metal and ivory
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 5 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (14.6 × 34.9 × 8.9 cm)