Coffee Pot
Manufacturer
London
CultureEnglish
PeriodGeorge II
Date1737, largeworker (active 1701-56)
MediumSilver; turned wood handle
DimensionsOverall: 23.5 × 21.9 × 10.8 cm (9 1/4 × 8 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
MarkingsHallmarks for London, 1737. Maker’s mark for Gabriel Sleath
DescriptionA George II silver tapering cylindrical coffee pot on moulded foot, with leaf-capped scroll spout rising from a stylized shell and with wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, the side engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate scroll and trelliswork cartouche.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.211a-b
Classifications
Decorative ArtsSub-classification
SilverCollections
Status
On view
