| Accession # |
75.164.2 |
|
Maker |
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
|
| Title |
Coffee Pot with Hinged Cover |
| Date |
ca. 1875 |
| Medium |
Sterling silver, ivory |
| Dimensions |
Other (Height): 11 11/16 in. (29.7 cm)
Other (Diameter of Base): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Other (Diameter of Top): 4 in. (10.2 cm) |
| Marks |
On bottom, stamped in oval: "J.E.CALDWELL & Co. / ENGLISH STERLING" surrounding "PHILADELPHIA / 197"
Under mask on handle: small hieroglyph of standing bird inside an oval. |
| Inscriptions |
Engraved monogram on side within lozenge: "M.A.C." |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
H. Randolph Lever Fund |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf C (Silver)
|
| Description |
Coffee pot with hinged cover; silver, cast and repoussé decoration; part of a six-piece tea and coffee service (75.164.1-.6). Circular stepped base with inset stem supporting circular body, narrowing toward top with narrow neck and broadening flange collar around top. High, arched handle terminating at top with double snake with sphinx head beneath with claw terminal at bottom; ivory bands set on handle. Almost vertical spout with foliate decoration at base and woman's face at spout opening. Hinged dome lid with broad brim. Stylized pineapple and vine repoussé decoration on dome. Finial is a feline figure seated on a disk supporting at front an oval shield. Repoussé decoration on body consists of band of stylized acanthus around bottom, almond-shaped lozenge on side surrounded by stylized acanthus enclosing Cupid figure with trumpet. Identical lozenge on reverse enclosing engraved monogram: "M.A.C." Raised or cast molding around base of neck and top flange.
CONDITION: Excellent; finial loose, minor scratches on brim of lid. |
