Coffeepot, c. 1755, Alexander Petrie, American, (Charleston, South Carolina), active 1735 - 1775, 10 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. ( x x cm), Silver, wood, United States, 18th century, Tea was the hands-down favorite hot drink in Britain’s North American colonies, partly because coffee, which had to be ground, required more effort to brew. But for wealthy households with servants or enslaved labor, serving coffee could be a subtle show of wealth and social station. That may have been one reason the original owners of this pot commissioned it. The silversmith, Alexander Petrie

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