Coffee Pot
Artist
Thomas Williamson
(Irish, active 1726 - 1740)
Date1735
MediumSilver with wood
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 4 11/16 inches (22.86 × 11.91 cm)
Credit LineThe Folgers Coffee Silver Collection, Gift of The Procter & Gamble Company; Collected by Joseph S. Atha
Object numberF99-21/10
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DescriptionSilver coffee pot with straight tapered body and engraved coat-of-arms on one side only. It has a domed bottom, rests on three feet, and has a scroll-like wood handle. It has a straight tapering spout and a flat cover with turned finial.Gallery LabelThe tapered sides and straight spout of this Irish coffee pot follow traditional styles of earlier 18th-century English examples, but the configuration of the base is rare in Irish silversmithing. The bottom of the pot is domed and rests on three feet with ribbed molding, echoing that of the base, rim and lid. The construction virtually melds together a coffee pot with a footed tray.
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