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Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York
May 04, 2012 - September 30, 2012
Coffeepot
Object name
Coffeepot
Date
1775-1776
Medium
Silver
Description
Originally purchased by New York’s Gouverneur Morris during his time in France as the United States minister, this late eighteenth-century coffeepot was sold to Robert R. Livingston, a fellow Francophile and a successor as minister to France.
Credit Line
New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number
1951.284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
