Coffee Pot Item Number: 3655/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Coffee pot (dallah) with bulbous lower body that tapers in the middle and flares out slightly to the top. The hinged bell-shaped lid is topped with a tall finial. The curved handle is wrapped with a strip of black leather with thin sheets of metal woven in. There is a long crescent-shaped spout with a hinged metal flap that can be secured in place with a curled end. The body is engraved with two pairs of rings around the bulbous middle, and punched with repeating designs around the lid and upper portion of the pot.
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
- 3655/7
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- brass metal, steel metal ?, leather skin and fibre
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 18.3 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
- 3655/0007