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Pitcher for Coffee
DEFINITION
It is a type of pitcher that was used instead of a coffee pot in order to serve coffee to crowded groups.
SIZE
Height: 300 mm Diameter of the Spout: 120 mm
PERIOD
19 th Century
DESCRIPTION
Inventory condition is good. The handle is cast copper. There are 4 figures of hoopoe bird on it. The product is made of copper. It has motives such as the hoopoe bird and the pine tree that surround its trunk, and the seal inscribed ‘’Muhammad Asaf’’, the name of the master who made it. Part of the spout was original and subsequently repaired.
STORY

It is a Republican-era coffee pitcher. Because its design is quite elegant, it is likely that it was used by families who were above the middle class of society. Turkish coffee culture is practiced by every member of society in Turkey. Especially families, pots and pans manufacturers, master-apprentices in coffee houses, workers and coffee grounds sellers are interested in this tradition. One of these pots and pans is a coffee pitcher. Especially in crowded families or when the number of guests was large, sometimes they cooked and presented coffee instead of coffee pots in specially prepared coffee hands for this job so that coffee could be served to more people in coffee shops. For this reason, the pitchers produced for coffee were designed more finely and prepared more ornately.