Coffee Pot Item Number: 3655/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coffee pot (dallah) with wide cylindrical lower body that tapers in the middle and flares out slightly to the top. The hinged lid is topped with a tall finial. There is a curved handle and a long crescent-shaped spout. The upper body and lid are punched with repeating geometric designs. Stamped between the two rows of designs.
Narrative
The donors lived in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Item History
- Made in Asia before 1985
- Collected between 1975 and 1985
- Owned by Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell before December 7, 2023
- Received from Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor) on December 7, 2023
What
- Name
- Coffee Pot
- Identification Number
- 3655/6
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- brass metal
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 24.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bedouin ?
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell
- Received from
- Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1985
- Collection Date
- between 1975 and 1985
- Ownership Date
- before December 7, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on December 7, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3655/0006