Notes
The maker and creation date for this porcelain coffeepot are unknown. The stamp on the bottom identifies it as originating from France.
It belonged to the family of Rev. Patrick Henry Fontaine (1841–1915), a great-grandson of Patrick Henry, and was used in his home, "Fontainbleau." Fontainbleau was built by Fontaine on 500 acres of land purchased in 1832. The donors noted that several of the Fontaine family members were inventors or engineers and may have added the metal hinge to the lid themselves.
Fontaine's granddaughter, Catherine Spotswood Fontaine Lawrence (1938–2015), left this object and others to her stepdaughter and son-in-law, Monique and Philip Heller, who gave them to PHMF on May 3, 2023.