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| Accession # | 64.82.240a-b |
|---|---|
| Maker | Enoch Wood and Sons |
| Title | Coffee Pot and Lid |
| Date | ca. 1825-1835 |
| Medium | Earthenware |
| Dimensions | 6 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (15.2 x 14 x 14 cm) |
| Marks | One indistinguishable dark blue transfer-printed letter or number on bottom of base. |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | no signature |
| Credit Line | Gift of the estate of Emily Winthrop Miles |
| Location | American Identities: Colony to Nation / Inventing American Landscape |
| Description | Glazed earthenware coffee pot (a) and lid (b) with dark blue transfer-printed underglaze decoration. Bulbous body raised on foot rim; sectioned at collar which tapers in then flares out again to top opening; attached curving spout and opposing ear-shaped handle. Lid is round and slightly domed, fits within opening of coffee pot, finial in form of beehive. Covered all-over with blue decorations of flowers and leaves; on each side of body, landscape scene with George Washington standing at a tomb with a scroll in hand, ships on water in background. Source of view: Condition: Good. Coffee Pot (a) rim worn on bottom. Scratches in outer right side center of design. Lid (b) chip on outer rim and small scrapes and worn spots. |
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
