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Coffeepot

English, Liverpool
about 1772
Object Place: Europe, Liverpool, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2171a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhite ground decorated with chinoiserie figures and foliage embossed spout, strong colorings of purple-mauve green and indian red. No mark.
Marks none
InscriptionsSticker on reverse: Jas. A Lewis, New York
ProvenanceWith James A. Lewis and Son, New York (dealers); October 29, 1951, purchased by Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.