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Coffeepot
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1745–49
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain; colored enamels
Dimensions
22.86 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.357a-b
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPear-shaped coffeepot with eight-lobed sides and tall, domed cover. White ground with raised so-called "tea plant" floral decoration in enamel colors. Brown rim on cover and spout.
Marks
Mark: Triangle incised
InscriptionsPaper label of "Stoner and Evans, 3 King Street, St. James Sq., S.W."
ProvenanceStoner & Evans Galleries, London. By 1924, Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
NOTES:
[1] A similar cofeepot is illustrated in R. Blunt, ed. "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery" (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.
NOTES:
[1] A similar cofeepot is illustrated in R. Blunt, ed. "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery" (1925) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.