Pennsylvania Harvey Filley Tole Tinware Coffeepot c. 1835
Pennsylvania Harvey Filley Tole Tinware Coffeepot c. 1835
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SIZE
8 1/2 inches tall
DESCRIPTION
Ref. Martin and Tucker vol 3-- fig 3.15. As stated: "fruit motifs overlapping... the technique of fingering-off the edge of a color is widely used in this shop."
Outstanding example of Filley Tinshop not merely for form and decoration but state of preservation that is rarely found in American tinware.
CONDITION
All original asphaltum and paint. This one is as good (if not better than the example from the Coffin Collection in the National Museum in DC.
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