Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Brandy Warmer

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Brandy Warmer

Maker: James Thompson
Medium: Silver, wood
Place Made: New York, New York, USA
Dates: 1834-1841
Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 5 3/8 x 9 in. (11 x 13.7 x 22.9 cm)
Markings: Stamped on underside of body, in script: "Jas. Thomson"
Inscriptions: Incised on body, on side opposite spout, in fancy script: "C M C / TO / T G F C [?]"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 53.58
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Overall, 53.58_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Silver and wood brandy warmer with lid. Round squat bulbous bowl rises from flat bottom, with flaring lip and slightly arched triangular spout. Wooden handle at 90-degree angle to spout; lathe-turned stem with large main lobe and squat bulbous finial; attached with silver collar that ends in two heart-shaped plates that are soldered to side of bowl. Fitted, slightly domed lid with spherical finial. Condition: Good; overall dings and scratches; lid slightly misshaped such that it no longer fits snugly into bowl.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Brandy Warmer