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Coffeepot
Marked by: Edward Feline (free 1721)
English (London)
1739 or 1740
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver, wood
Dimensions
H. 24.9 cm x W. 20.4 cm x D. 11.2 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.);Weight: 898.7 gm (28 oz 18 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.142
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe raised pear-shaped body rests on a spreading, domed circular foot. The foot is constructed of a cast base joined to a raised midsection. The curved spout, cast in two pieces and seamed vertically, has an acanthus leaf at the tip and a molded drop at the base. A band of engraving encircles the neck of the pot just below the applied wire rim. The double-scrolled wooden handle has faceted mounts, the upper of scrolled foliage and the terminus of scroll form covered by a leaf. The hinged, stepped, domed lid has a baluster finial. The hinge is set into the molding wire.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark EF (Grimwade 587), repeated inside cover; lion passant (repeated inside cover); leopard's head crowned; date letter d.
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on one side, the arms of a spinster member of the Hickes family of Shipston-on-Stour, co Worcester; engraved on other side, the crest of the same; engraved on cover an unidentified later crest (a wyven with wings addorsed)
INSCRIPTIONS: on underside: 27=18
INSCRIPTIONS: on underside: 27=18
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933)