Coffee Pot
1773-1774 (made)
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Hester Bateman was a successful woman silversmith. She learnt her trade from her husband and set up in her own right on his death in 1760. It is likely that she managed the workshop rather than made the silver herself. The firm produced cheaper, thin gauge domestic tablewares using a limited range of ornament for largely middle class customers. Members of her family, such as her daughter-in-law Ann and her son Peter, joined the business and continued it after her retirement in 1790. Insurance documents for 1802 show that the firm, with its own steam operated flatting mill, was one of the most technologically advanced in London. Bateman silver was exported to retailers and customers all over England and North America.
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Materials and techniques | Silver, with carved ebony handle |
Brief description | Silver coffee pot, London hallmarks for 1773-4, mark of Hester Bateman. |
Physical description | Silver, bulbous body, curved spout with leaf ornament, wide spreading foot with a band of oblique gadrooning, carved ebony scroll handle, domed lid surmounted by an urn. |
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Credit line | Given by J. R. Faithwaite |
Object history | Gift - J R Faithwaite Given in the memory of his son, Thomas Windsor Faithwaite, who lost his life in the Great War. Acquisition RF: J R Faithwaite |
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Summary | Hester Bateman was a successful woman silversmith. She learnt her trade from her husband and set up in her own right on his death in 1760. It is likely that she managed the workshop rather than made the silver herself. The firm produced cheaper, thin gauge domestic tablewares using a limited range of ornament for largely middle class customers. Members of her family, such as her daughter-in-law Ann and her son Peter, joined the business and continued it after her retirement in 1790. Insurance documents for 1802 show that the firm, with its own steam operated flatting mill, was one of the most technologically advanced in London. Bateman silver was exported to retailers and customers all over England and North America. |
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Accession number | M.128-1930 |
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Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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