Tea urn

Rijksmuseum

Tea urn

Creator

Firma Bennewitz & Zonen

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Date
1828
Medium
ivory, wood (plant material), silver (metal)
Culture
Amsterdam
Institution
Rijksmuseum

This may have been intended as a tea urn, but it could also be meant to contain coffee. Cups were placed underneath the spigot to be filled. The plain shape is characteristic of Amsterdam silver of the early 19th century.

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