| Accession # |
1993.114.5 |
|
Maker |
John Chandler Moore
|
| Title |
Coffee Pot |
| Date |
ca. 1835 |
| Medium |
Silver and Ivory |
| Dimensions |
7 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm) |
| Marks |
On bottom: "J.C.MOORE (in rectangle) / star, M, anchor / N.Y. (in rectangle)"
On front panel in script monogram: "CB"
|
| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc. in honor of Dianne H. Pilgrim |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf E (Silver)
|
| Description |
Silver coffee pot; octagonal body tapers upward from applied, molded baseband, terminating in applied, molded band at lip. Hinged, domed, octagonal lid has flattened, cast, octagonal disc finial. Septagonal spout with crest at notched lip. Scroll handle joins sockets with ivory separators.
CONDITION: Normal wear especially on panel edges. Silver pins at upper handle juncture replaced with brass. Lid doesn't close properly. |
