Urn, Coffee

Object/Artifact

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Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Urn, Coffee

Entry/Object ID

1850.535a-b

Description

a-1) Silverplate coffee urn; bulbous body with flared lip; front engraved "Jean Gordon Jackson Guild October 18, 1928"; protruding spout with bead topped flange finial; s-curved handle with reeded wood ferrule. 2 c-shaped handles each accented with scrooled spur; 4 cabriole legs with gadrooned paw feet. a-2) high domed lid with banded knob finial. b-1) squat bulbous burner with molded rim and ring handle; 2 circular cut-outs for wicks. b-2 & b-3) two cotton wicks each encased in a cylindrical silver holder with reeded flanged top; helmet shaped covers with skewer like handles

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Reed & Barton

Date made

1928

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Urn, Coffee

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Urn, Beverage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

coffee urns

Search Terms

Reed & Barton Jean Gordon Jackson Guild, SUBJECTS: Silver

Material

Silverplate