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Coffeepot Coffeepot

This is a coffeepot. It was manufactured by Dominick and Haff, New York and retailed by Bailey, Banks and Biddle. It is dated 1881 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is silver, ivory. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Norris W. Harkness. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Norris W. Harkness.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 18.4 × 24.1 × 14 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of coffeepot: [1] A circle between “925” within a rectangle and “1881” [one “8” placed above the other] within a lozenge, impressed (manufacturer’s mark; date mark, 1881) [2] “BAILEY, BANKS, & BIDDLE”, impressed (retailer’s mark) [3] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark) [4] “88”, impressed

It is inscribed

Inscribed on underside: [1] Family crest of rampant stag head with arrow above a gothic "N", incised

Cite this object as

Coffeepot Coffeepot; Manufactured by Dominick and Haff, New York; Retailed by Bailey, Banks and Biddle; silver, ivory; H x W x D: 18.4 × 24.1 × 14 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. Norris W. Harkness; 1980-20-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.

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