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Coffeepot
Object/Artifact
Silver coffeepot with squared-off handle and diverse ornamentation. Coffeepot has four paw feet turned upward to terminate in women's heads with classic hair arrangements. Engraved “El Mina”. 1878 on the bottom. Classic Revival. Services of this period are typified by the long-legged look, squared-off handle and diverse ornamentation such as the elaborate hand-engraved center panel on each of these pieces.
90.56.3
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1878
Wallingford
Connecticut
United States of America
North America
Manufacturer's Mark
Bottom
Simpson, Hall Miller & Co. / Wallingford / Conn. / Treble Plate
English
9-1/2 in
9 in
Silver plate