Coffeepot
Unknown Artist
This coffeepot is an example of "toleware," a type of painted tin houseware, which was most popular in Pennsylvania. The colorful profusion of flowers on this piece is typical of Pennsylvania German painted decoration.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
1800-1830
Painted tin
27.3 cm
34.100.184
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection
