Coffee Pot
Artist
Samuel Courtauld I
(English, 1720 - 1765)
Date1763
MediumSilver with ivory
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 4 inches (29.21 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineThe Folgers Coffee Silver Collection, Gift of The Procter & Gamble Company; Collected by Joseph S. Atha
Object numberF99-21/21
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DescriptionPear-shaped silver coffee pot on circular foot with a gadroon edge, domed cover with a turned finial and gadroon edge. The cast lip is decorated with large scrolls and shells. The ivory handle is supported by sockets decorated to match the lip. The body is chased with flowers and leaves, and on one side is engraved with a crest within a cartouche.
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