Coffee pot

Accession number 59.117.1AB

Unique identifier MN192646

Description Chinese export porcelain coffee pot with cover decorated with the coat-of-arms of New York State with flower in center of shield and blue and gilded border. Pot with round, sloping straight sides with dome-shaped cover with finial and straight spout and ribbon handle with applied flowers at join of spout and pot. Part of a dinner service owned by Nathan Sanford, Chancellor of the State of New York, who entertained and served both George Washington and Governor Clinton from this service.

Dated 1790-1810

Object Type coffee pot

Medium gilding (technique), porcelain (material)

Physical dimensions 7 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 in: 9 1/4 in

File dimensions 13.7 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
34.9 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

Nathan Sanford (1777-1838)

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