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Coffee pot
Marked by: Pieter Adriaensz Kocks (Dutch, active 1701–1703)
Made by: Greek A Factory (Dutch (Delft), active 1657–1818)
Made by: Greek A Factory (Dutch (Delft), active 1657–1818)
Dutch (Delft)
about 1701-1722
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in. )
Credit Line
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2012.601a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionTripod-shaped coffee pot and cover with high-fired blue, green, and red polychrome decoration on a white ground decorated with traditional vegetation and a phoenix, symbol of the Empress of China, and birds with large feathers. The handle, spout, cover, as well as the main body are decorated with floral lambrequins and large peonies, referred to as "Cashmere" decoration during the 19th century, although directly inspired from 'famille verte' porcelain of th Kangxi period, and imported to Holland by the VOC in the early 18th century.
Marks
Conjoined "PAK" in overglaze iron-red.
InscriptionsTwo labels:
"Stodel Collection PD8"
"Collection G. Ephis / DEL 074"
"Stodel Collection PD8"
"Collection G. Ephis / DEL 074"
Provenance1989, sold by Salomon Stodel (dealer), Amsterdam, to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).