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Tea and Coffee Service

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Dominick and Haff, New York, New York, 1872 – 1928
Retailer
Bailey, Banks and Biddle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, founded 1878
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Tea set in silver with a repeating design of repousse leaves and berries, against a chased background of overlapping leaves.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Norris W. Harkness
1881
Accession Number
1980-20-1/6
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
tea service
Type
tea service
Medium
silver, ivory
Dimensions
H x W x D (kettle): 30.5 × 23.5 × 19 cm (12 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 7 1/2 in.)
H x W x D (teapot): 13.5 × 27 × 16.1 cm (5 5/16 × 10 5/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
H x W x D (coffeepot): 18.4 × 24.1 × 14 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
H x W x D (sugar bowl): 11.4 × 18.4 × 13.2 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
H x W x D (creamer): 9.3 × 18.2 × 11.6 cm (3 11/16 × 7 3/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
H x W x D (slop bowl): 8 × 11.5 × 11.5 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1980-20-1_6
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4434db63f-796c-4a5b-9432-29b17f36b1d2

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