Coffeepot, Made by Paul Revere, 1755-1765

Paul Revere, an American silversmith and patriot, made this coffeepot in Boston, Massachusetts, before the Revolutionary War. Typical of Revere silver, it is delicately proportioned with cast and engraved decoration (note the acorn-shaped finial atop the lid). This piece would have been used in the drawing room, parlor, or dining room of a wealthy mid-eighteenth-century household.