Coffee Pot
Artist
George Wickes
(English, 1698 - 1761)
Date1742
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 4 inches (24.45 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Inez Grant Parker
Object number75-1
Markingson bottom: GW (Old English)
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DescriptionPear-shaped body with hinged lid, and carved wood handle. Body ornamented with embossed foliage encircling coat-of-arms. Base, spout and lid similarly embossed with foliage and layers of acanthus leaves and ruffles. Artichoke-like knop for handle. Along rim: lion passant, date g, leopard's head crowned (with a fleur-de-lis mark).
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