Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea urn
Object Number:
1956.199ab
Date:
1790-1810
Medium:
Copper, brass, silver plate, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 13 x 11 in. ( 58.4 x 33 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Copper urn-shaped tea urn with silver-plated urn finial, large strap handles silver-plated spigot with ivory handle, raised on square pedestal with four bun feet. Interior has cylindrical tube at center to house heating device.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
