Tea Service
Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
Datec. 1887
MediumSterling silver, gilt, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2in. (19.7 x 26.7cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineGift of Ann Crouse Eaton
Object number98.22.1-5
DescriptionFive-piece sterling silver tea service; .1 Coffee pot; .2 tea pot; .3a-b two-handled sugar bowl with lid; .4 two-handled slop bowl; .5 creamer. Bodies have fluted bases and floral repousse ornamentation on shoulders. Coffee and tea pots have hinged lids and ivory insulators.On View
Not on viewCollections
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Label Text"The infusion or decoction of the roasted seeds of the coffee-berry, when not too strong, is a wholesome, exhilarating, and strengthening beverage; and when mixed with a large proportion of milk, is a proper article of diet for literary and sedentary people."
--Sarah Josepha Hale, The New Household Receipt-Book, 1853.
"If a person wished to be served with more tea . . . or coffee, he should place his spoon in the saucer. If he has had sufficient, let it remain in his cup."
--John A. Ruth, Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette and Dress of the Best
American Society (New York, 1883).
