Coffee Canister
date: label: date made
content: 1850 - 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Conical- or steeple-top, japanned canister with friction-fit, low-domed cover; front of canister body is gilt-stenciled "COFFEE" amidst foliate scrolls; one pound size. Canister is made in four pieces, the collar and conical shoulder have soft-soldered lapped seams, cylinder has a vertical folded seam, and the flat bottom is folded onto sides. Cover top is folded over the soft-soldered side. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place used
content: United States: California
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.65.1333
label: catalog number
content: 65.1333
label: accession number
content: 259938
objectType: label: Object Name
content: canister
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: asphaltum (exterior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (exterior decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/8 in x 4 1/8 in; 20.6375 cm x 10.4775 cm