Object Details
Description
Three-part cylindrical drip coffee maker engraved in script across lower section above spigot "Presented to Ex-Foreman, / Isaac Hale Jr. / By / Neptune Fire Association No. 8 / on the twelfth anniversary of his / Marriage / Nov 1864." Consists of a smaller upper section with bell-domed cover topped by a cast pheasant finial that has a perforated bottom to hold the coffee grounds; a larger lower section with four, equidistant, vertical, flat bands and a spigot with fleur-de-lis handle for holding and serving the coffee; and a piercework-decorated base on four, scrolled tab feet for containing a spirit burner. All three sections friction fit together. Folded seams and riveted construction. Conical-handled tamper stored inside upper section. Finial stamped incuse "4" inside cover; no other marks.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
date made
1864
date presented
1864-11
ID Number
DL.257491.0008
catalog number
257491.0008
accession number
257491
Object Name
coffee maker
Other Terms
Urn, Coffee; 41Cc, Sullivan, Michael D
Physical Description
iron (overall material)
tin (overall material)
metal, white (finial; spigot material)
Measurements
overall: 20 5/8 in x 9 3/8 in x 10 in; 52.3875 cm x 23.8125 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Newburyport
place used
United States: Massachusetts, Newburyport
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Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_319877