Hot-water urn, 1791
Paul Revere, Jr. (American, 1734–1818), Maker
Made in Boston
Silver, ivory; Overall. 22 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 3/8 in., 3437.2 grams (56.5 x 27 x 26.4 cm, 110.509 troy ounces), Body: 17 15/16 in., 2750.9 grams (45.6 cm, 88.444 troy ounces), Cover: 7 x 6 in., 350.7 grams (17.8 x 15.2 cm, 11.275 troy ounces), Insert: 9 13/16 in., 335.6 grams (24.9 cm, 10.79 troy ounces)
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Drue Heinz, and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Inc. Gifts, Friends of the American Wing Fund, Margaret Stearns Bequest, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Geller and Herbert and Jeanine Coyne Foundation Gifts, Max H. Gluck Foundation Inc. Gift, in honor of Virginia and Leonard Marx, and Rogers, Louis V. Bell and Dodge Funds; and Gift of Elizabeth K. Rodiger, 1990 (1990.226 a-d)