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Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Coffeepot
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Coffeepot

Year

ca. 1750

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.209

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

As aromatic coffee is poured every day from various styles of coffeepots around the world, the laborious production process behind this beverage is often forgotten. This work, which includes separating the coffee berries from the seeds, which are then roasted and ground, was originally performed by enslaved people on coffee plantations. Forced labor remains a problem today in the three countries leading coffee production—Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia—fueling a more than $100-billion global market.

Visions of the East
Jun 10, 1983 – Aug 20, 1983

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Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Coffeepot, ca. 1750
Porcelain with underglaze blue and glaze
Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.209

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