Vasiform coffeepot has urn-shaped lower half and high attenuated upper half with tall hinged lid ending in an acorn finial. Round pedestal base rests on a thin, square plinth. Corners and/or edges of pot decorated with elegant fine beading. C-scroll wood handle with spur at top. S-curve spout ending with scrolled tip resembling head of eagle.
Engraved "EGD" on side for Elizabeth Gundaker Dale. Otherwise unmarked.
Provenance
Direct descent within Dale family to donor's husband. Family tradition states coffeepot was given by Samuel Futhey Dale (1773-1842) to Elizabeth Gundaker (1787-1830) as a wedding present in 1812.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
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