Coffee Pot
Artist
Thomas Folkingham
(English, active 1703 - 1729)
Date1711
MediumSilver with wood
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 4 11/16 inches (24.46 × 11.91 cm)
Credit LineThe Folgers Coffee Silver Collection, Gift of The Procter & Gamble Company; Collected by Joseph S. Atha
Object numberF99-21/3
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DescriptionOctagonal silver coffee pot on a moulded base, the tapering body divided with a moulded band. The lower part of the body is engraved with a coat-of-arms surrounded with mantling. The curved and octagonal spout has a hinged cap; the domed cover is hinged and surmounted with a baluster finial. The fruitwood handle is in the shape of a scroll.Gallery LabelThis coffee pot's octagonal shape is very rare and it is one of the earliest examples extant. The eight-sided form is particular to English wares. The octagonal profile of the vessel's body is skillfully carried upward onto the domed lid, its baluster finial and the gracefully curved spout.
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