Coffee, William John, 1774-1846?
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- Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Vaughan, Charles Richard. Letters of Charles Richard Vaughan, 1826-1831(Coffee, William John; sculptor)
- LC Ineternet, Oct. 1, 2001, Website for Grizzard Construction of UVa, 1996, notes 137(Coffee, William John, 1774-ca. 1846; emigrated from England to New York in 1816; traveled to Monticello and Montpelier where he sculpted busts of members of the Jefferson and Madison families)
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William John Coffee (1774–1846) was an English artist and sculptor who worked in porcelain, plaster, and terra cotta. He also worked in oil paint, although this was not the medium for which he became famous. His early career was as a modeller for William Duesbury at the china factory on Nottingham Road in Derby, England. The latter part of his life was spent in America.
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