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Coffee Pot, Modernist Pattern, Part of a 4-Piece Set

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Silver, ivory.
DATES 1928–1929
DIMENSIONS 8 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 in. (21.3 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Impressed on bottom: "REED & BARTON / [company logo: "R" in shield between eagle and lion] / STERLING / D1000"; "19"; "1 1/4 PTS / [eagle logo]"; impressed on underside of lid: "19"
ACCESSION NUMBER 1994.205.11
CREDIT LINE Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Silver coffee pot with ivory accents; part of four-piece set with sugar bowl, creamer, and tray (1994.205.12-.14). Downward tapering cylindrical ovoid body, with regularized undulations. Applied C-shaped handle with narrow ivory or bone insulators. Applied spout. Body rests on stepped, slightly domed ovoid base with slightly flattened rim. Hinged ovoid lid. Gold wash on interior.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Reed & Barton (American, 1840–present). Coffee Pot, Modernist Pattern, Part of a 4-Piece Set, 1928–1929. Silver, ivory., 8 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 in. (21.3 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1994.205.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.205.11.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 1994.205.11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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