Coffeepot
date: label: date made
content: ca 1830 - 1850
notes: label: Description
content: Japanned conical coffeepot with low-domed, hinged lid attached by a scroll-ended, triangular strap. Reinforced, tapered D- or ear-shaped strap handle is opposite of the straight, tapered, soft-soldered lapped-seam spout with two molded bands; flat bottom with projecting, folded edge. Wire-rimmed body has molded band near top, two added triangular pieces below its vertical folded seam, and is perforated at spout. Painted decoration features a left-leaning, four-petaled, red crab flower with yellow, white and alizarin overtones encircled by two, five-petaled, blue flowers with dotted yellow centers, and shaded or fingered-off peaches. Solid green leaves, yellow leaflets and yellow brushwork border rim and cover lid. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
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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: 1978.0119.05
label: accession number
content: 1978.0119
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0119.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coffeepot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: tinned sheet iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron wire (rims material)
label: Physical Description
content: asphaltum (exterior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (exterior decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 5/8 in x 10 in x 7 7/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 25.4 cm x 20.0025 cm