Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Coffee and tea service
Object name
Coffee and tea service
Date
1816-1818
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (26.7 x 29.8 x 16.5 cm)
Description
Wrought silver coffee and tea service consisting of a coffeepot, teapot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer and wastebowl; round bulbous bodies on round splayed feet, set upon square bases above four hairy claw and ball feet; bird's head spouts and handles on the coffee and tea pots; rose and leaf finials on the pots and sugar bowl; no makers' marks.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary Madison McGuire
Object Number
1939.544-548
Gallery Label
This coffee and tea service belonged to President James Madison.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
