Very elegant coffee pot made by Jacob Hurd, Boston, in the second half of the 18th century. This form ocould have been raised from a disc, or mde from a sheet with aoint under the spout or the handle. the latter method was used over a long span of time, but was most widely followed after rolled sheet became available. The lid was probably shaped in a swage. Courtesy Winterthur Museum
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Winterthur Museum accession number: 60.1048
Pennsylvania "punched tin" coffee pot. Although this form appears to be very old.It was made about the middle of the nineteenth century. Some examples are signed and dated. Courtesy of Rockford-Kauffman Museum. two copies.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Courtesy of Rockford-Kauffman Museum.
Decorated tinware turns up at a Lancaster auction on rare occasions. There are many bidders for such items. Decorated coffee set including tray, Coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, mug and creamer. 4 copies
Two different tin coffee pots. One has flaring handle and spout with the handle at right angles with the spout The other one is decorated and the handle is on the opposite side of he spout.
A well preserved coffee pot. Colffee was not brewed in this pot. It was brewed elsewhere and the pot was only used for serving. Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman.
No reeproduction of this photograph is permitted without written permission from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Application form furnished on request.
From page 64, Early American Copper, Tin & Brass" by Henry J. Kauffman: "This fine example of the goose-neck style punched tin coffee pot, so popular during the nineteenth century, was made by a Pennsylvania tinsmith whose name is punched on one side and the name of the person for whom it was made on the other. The flower motif is typical."
Tin Coffee Pot and foot warmer. Footwarmers were filled with hot coals from the hearth and were principally used in churches. This one, made entirely of tin, is pierced with Pennsylvania motifs. From the collection of H. Kauffman.
