Coffeepot, ca. 1740, Hungarian, Érsekújvár, Silver, wood, Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/16 in. (23.2 x 10.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Coffee was first brought to Europe from Arabia. The Viennese claim that they looted sacks of coffee beans after the Ottomans withdrew following a failed siege in 1683. It was an Armenian merchant, possibly born in Istanbul, who founded Austria’s first coffeehouse in 1685
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Coffeepot, ca, 1740, Hungarian, Érsekújvár, Silver, wood, Overall, 9 1/8 x 4 1/16, 23.2 10.3 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Coffee, first, Europe, Arabia, Viennese claim, looted sacks, coffee beans, Ottomans withdrew following, failed siege, 1683, Armenian merchant, born, Istanbul, founded Austria, coffeehouse, 1685
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