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Coffeepot
Marked by: Richard Cooke (only mark entered 1799)
English (London)
1800–01
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver, parcel gilt, and ebonized wood
Dimensions
H. 32.9 cm x D. 12.6 cm (12 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Allison Ellsworth Stuart in memory of her husband
Accession Number52.1550
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe tall, urn-shaped coffeepot rests on a flaring oval foot on a rectangular base. The base and stem are formed of several pieces of cast and fabricated sheet, with a gilt border and a bright-cut garland around the oval foot. The lower half of the plain raised body is chased with fluting. A curved spout with fluting is cast and seamed vertically. The hinge cover is spool-shaped with an oval domed top form of a reclining spaniel. The ear-shaped wooden handle is mounted on fabricated cylindrical sockets.
ProvenanceElizabeth Derby West (1762-1814); By descent to Allison Ellsworth Stuart; Gift of Allison Ellsworth Stuart to the MFA in Memory of her Husband. (Accession Date: November 13, 1952).