coffeepot
Object NameCoffee Pot
Made FromPresumably Non-Lead Glass, Pewter, Enamel
Dateabout 1800-1899
Place MadeEurope; attributed to Bohemia
TechniqueFree-blown, gilded, enameled
SizeOverall H: 37 cm; Overall Diam (max): 15 cm
Accession Number51.3.201
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCoffee Pot. Colorless and cranberry colored, presumably non-lead glasses; free-blown, gilded and enameled. Straight-side sloping circular foot, pear-shaped body tapering into long cylindrical neck with broad medial collar-rib and deep saucer rim; long spout with broad circular opening into body below neck; swirl-ribbed colorless solid loop handle with broad lower end attached opposite base of spout and upper end attached on neck above collar-rim; pewter-mounted bell-shape cover with stemmed-acorn finial, scrolled pewter thumb piece hinged to pewter attachment at top of handle. Gold bands on cover, spout, neck and foot; gold swags on body around spout and handle and on sides above gold medallion with large white daisies and circles of five light blue dots, sprays of white flowers and leaves beneath spout and handle, scattered circles of five light blue dots and gold twigs on intervening spaces.Provenance
Source
E. H. Mottahedeh & Sons
- 1951-02-20
