Tea Tin

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Tea Tin

Entry/Object ID

0001.020

Description

tin (milk can shape) with lid

Use

to store tea Frances Coffman

Collection

Blosser Collection

Cataloged By

SRJ

Category

Kitchenware

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

John Weaver

Date made

circa 1847

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

bottom

Transcription

Wedding gift to Grandma Coffman Nov. 11, 1847 from Bro. John Weaver, a tinsmith by trade.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FOOD PROCESSING T&E

Category

04--T&E FOR MATERIALS

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Material

Tin, Metal

Location

Room

Kitchen

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2025

Inventory Project

INV2008.1

Inventoried Date

Sep 4, 2008

Provenance

Notes

Samuel F. Coffman (1822-1894) married Frances Weaver (1825-1912) on November 11, 1847. They had 11 children. Donor is great-great-grandson.

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

06/21/2007

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

August 18, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 3, 2026