Name/Title
CoffeepotEntry/Object ID
GHS 1622 ADescription
Coffeepot composed of shaped handle painted black, floral decorations where handle attaches to body; hinged dome lid, wooden disc knob, tripartite body flares out at neck, in at shoulders, out at waist, in bleow waist amd out slightly at base, flared goose neck spout painted grey, incised rings on each section of body.
Old museum label found in interior of pot reads as follows, "1622 a-b-c-d-e/ Set of pewter/ Coffee Pot, Tea Pot, Sugar Bowl, Creamer, and Waste Bowl/ made by L.L Williams - Phila - 1800/ Presented by Miss Ida Bates Groff."Made/Created
Date made
1835 - 1842Place
* Untyped Place
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
stamped on bottom, "L.L. Williams Philada."Dimensions
Height
10 inWidth
12 inDepth
8-1/4 inProvenance
Notes
Donated by Ida Bates Groff
June 18, 1957
According to 1984 worksheet, "descended through the Yeakel family to Ida Bates Groff by way of her grandmother Yeakle (Leah Yeakle Bates - Mrs. Thomas L. Bates)