Coffee Pot

Daniel Christian Fueter

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Object Label

Daniel Christian Fueter, who arrived in New York in 1754 from Switzerland by way of London, brought with him the latest fashions in silver for New York’s wealthy elite to enjoy coffee from Caribbean estates.

Caption

Daniel Christian Fueter (Swiss, 1720–1785). Coffee Pot, ca. 1765. Silver with wooden handle, 12 1/8 x 6 x 10 in. (30.8 x 15.2 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 20.796. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Coffee Pot

Date

ca. 1765

Medium

Silver with wooden handle

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

12 1/8 x 6 x 10 in. (30.8 x 15.2 x 25.4 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

"D C F" [in oval] "N. YORK" [in irregular rectangle]

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett

Accession Number

20.796

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