Black coffee set with tray decorated with poppies

Manufacturer William B. Kerr Company (American, 1884 - 1950)

Date1900

DimensionsOverall (Tray): L 13 3/4 x W 8 1/2 in. (L 34.9 x W 21.6 cm)
Overall (Coffee pot): H 8 1/8 x W 7 1/8 in. (H 20.7 x W 18.1 cm)
Overall (Creamer): H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/8 in. (H 8.3 x W 8.6 cm)
Overall (Sugar bowl): H 2 1/4 x W 4 1/2 in. (H 5.7 x W 11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of John and Frances Brown Barker, 1981

Object number81.1A-D

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Object NameCoffee Service

Title Details

Label Caption Title Black coffee set with tray decorated with poppies

InscriptionsEach piece monogrammed with script "FMC."Marks and Labels/StampsEach piece marked on bottom with "axe with fascies" marke of William B. Kerr of Newark.Exhibition History"City of Silver and Gold: from Tiffany to Cartier" Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (January 8, 2014- April 25, 2019)
"Alice Ballantine's Victorian Wedding", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (March 3 - October 1, 2005)
"Made in Newark: Decorative Arts 1836-1986," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (March 22 - June 29, 1986)

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