Object Number 1958.2283 A, B

Object Name

Coffee pot (Coffee urn)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Probably Netherlands or France, Europe

Date

1710-1750

Materials

Brass; Copper alloy; Tinned brass

Techniques

Cast, Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

10.827 (H) , 8.661 (L) , 7.165 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.5 (H) , 22 (L) , 18.2 (W)

Measurement Notes

Per analysis by Winterthur conservation, the composition of this urn is 72.62% copper, 25.07% zinc, 1.79% lead, and 0.37% tin with XRF analysis.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 34, p. 106.