Hot Water Urn
date: label: date made
content: 1860
notes: label: Description
content: Two-handled, vase-shaped hot water urn with domed flared cover and circular pedestal base mounted to four, cast, cabriole legs with acanthus knees and scroll feet. Applied beading at rim and around top and bottom of base. Repousse and chased C-scroll reserves with diaperwork and flowers on front and back of body. S-curved handles sprigged at top and middle. Bail spigot handle; flared and stepped spigot attachment on body. Removable, three-wick, screw-top, domed spirit burner with beaded ring handle; burner frame attached to interior of legs is missing. Horizontal oval, embossed tag applied to underside of flat bottom for "BRAY, SOLLACE & DAUCHY (arched) / MANUFACTURERS / NEW YORK".
label: Description
content: Maker is Bray, Sollace & Dauchy of New York, NY; a short-lived partnership of John and Edward Bray, Roland Sollace, and Burr and Samuel Dauchy, lasting from January to October 1860.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss V. E. Snyder
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.382214
label: catalog number
content: 382214
label: accession number
content: 162289
objectType: label: Object Name
content: urn, hot water
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (makers' tag material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver plate (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 3/4 in x 7 5/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 19.3675 cm x 21.59 cm