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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Coffee Pot

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot with cover of black basalt with engine-turned decoration. The cover is surmounted by a figure of the widow of Zarephath. The pear-shaped body, wide neck and dome-shaped cover are turned with shallow vertical grooves; the projecting lip and wavy loop handle are moulded with acanthus foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with engine-turned decoration
Brief description
Coffee pot with cover, black basalt with engine-turned decoration, made by Elijah Mayer, Hanley, Staffordshire, ca. 1800
Physical description
Coffee pot with cover of black basalt with engine-turned decoration. The cover is surmounted by a figure of the widow of Zarephath. The pear-shaped body, wide neck and dome-shaped cover are turned with shallow vertical grooves; the projecting lip and wavy loop handle are moulded with acanthus foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'E. Mayer' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Coffee pot made by Elijah Mayer, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1800 Mark: 'E. Mayer', impressed Black Basalt with engine-turned decoration 2488&A-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2488&A-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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