Jewish Innovators and Traditions from The Henry Ford's Collections

24 artifacts in this set

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In 2018, our curators looked at The Henry Ford’s rich collections from a Jewish lens and unveiled fascinating stories of innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and cultural traditions.

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Coffee Pot Stand Made by Benjamin Halsted and Myer Myers, 1756-1758

Stand (Support object)

In a rare partnership of colonial craftsmen, Jewish silversmith Myer Myers and silversmith Benjamin Halstead collaborated to create this coffeepot stand around 1756. The initials "CJ", engraved on the bottom, establish the owner as Charity Johnson, wife of Samuel Johnson, the first president of King's College (now Columbia University). This stand was part of a coffee set created for Mrs. Johnson.