Miniature Coffee Pot
Artist
William Newenham
(Irish, active ca. 1721 - 1739)
Dateca. 1725
MediumSilver with wood
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 1 7/8 inches (9.53 × 4.76 cm)
Credit LineThe Folgers Coffee Silver Collection, Gift of The Procter & Gamble Company; Collected by Joseph S. Atha
Object numberF99-21/30
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionMiniature silver coffee pot with a tapered body, lighthouse form cover, wood side handle, and straight spout. Engraved with a large lion crest (George III) on one side.Gallery LabelThis miniature coffee pot are a type of ware produced in this size for display in a doll house and, in a slightly larger size, as toys for young girls. Although some were made by apprentice silversmiths as a test of their skills, most examples bear the maker's mark of established silversmiths, some specializing in miniature wares. These were most likely not made as salesmen's samples as has often been suggested.
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