Coffee Service

Provenance

Commissioned by Charles Henry Aldrich (1850-1929); given to his wife, Helen Urania Roberts Aldrich (1853-1921), on the occasion of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, 1900; to their daughter, Mrs. Thaddeus Dwight Hare (1886-1981), Chicago, by 1972; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1972.

Coffee Service

Gorham Manufacturing Company

c. 1900

Accession Number

57575

Medium

Silver with ivory

Dimensions

Coffeepot: 27.9 × 18.4 cm (11 × 7 1/4 in.); Sugar: 8.3 × 15.9 cm (3 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Creamer: 12.4 × 10.8 cm (4 15/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Tray: 31.1 × 31.1 cm (12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)

Classification

coffee service

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Thaddeus Dwight Hare in memory of her father and mother, Charles Henry Aldrich and Helen Urania Roberts