Object Details
- Description
- Three-part round-cornered rectangular drip coffee maker with lion mask handles. Consists of a smaller upper section with domed cover topped by a mushroom knop that holds a removable, perforated basket for the coffee grounds; a larger lower section with bail-handled spigot for holding and serving the coffee; and a piercework-decorated base containing a spirit burner holder with heater or slug. All three sections friction fit together. Folded seams. Front of spigot stamped incuse "PATENT"; no other marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Spencer F. Baird
- ca 1850 - 1875
- ID Number
- DL.075341
- catalog number
- 75341
- accession number
- 14447
- Object Name
- coffee maker
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- tin (overall material)
- metal, white (knop; lion masks material)
- brass (spigot material)
- wood (spigot handle material)
- iron, cast (heater material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/8 in x 8 in x 9 in; 43.4975 cm x 20.32 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_309625
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-01f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
