Coffeepot

Manufacturer Tiffany & Company (American, 1907 - 1933)

CultureAmerican

Date1856-1859

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (23.5 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm)

InscribedMarked: Tiffany & Co.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number77.534A

Not on view

DescriptionSide handled coffee pot is the shape of an amphora jar. Large spout with hinged top. Separated from pot top. Supported on tripod lion's feet. Winged Bacchus attached to body. Draped at shoulder of pot and at rim surrounded by berry finial on top of lid.

Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum", 6/15-8/6/89 Published ReferencesCOLLECTING AMERICAN 19TH CENTURY SILVER, K.M McClinton, p. 86.