Coffee pot
- Place of origin:
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
Garrard, Robert (II), born 1793 - died 1881 (maker)
John Linnell, born 1729 - died 1796 (after, designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver, raised, engraved and cast with ivory insulators
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 120, case 18
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Object Type
The body of this coffee pot was cast from moulds to form four sections that were then soldered together and added to the raised base. The four-lobed, domed lid is made in the same way. The handle, finial and spout were cast.
People
This coffee pot was made in the 1830s by the Royal Goldsmiths, Robert Garrard & Brothers. It was inspired by a design of about 1760 by the furniture designer and maker John Linnell (1729-1796). By 1760 Linnell's engraved designs for silver were too late to have much impact on the silver of his contemporaries, although a tea caddy based on his design was produced at the time.
Design & Designing
The Rococo was one of the earliest and most significant of the 19th-century stylistic revivals. Many of the designs simply re-assembled Rococo motifs to suit the eclectic taste of consumers. This coffee pot, however, copies an original 18th-century design more faithfully in form and in spirit.
Physical description
Silver, raised, baluster coffee pot of quatrefoil section bellied at the base and sparsely engraved with scrolls and acanthus leaves, partly panelled. Four lobed, domed lid conforming in outline and similarly engracved surmounted by a removeable finial in the form of a naturalistic sprig of leaves and flowers. Cast curved spout with leaf ornament. Cast silver scroll handle(possibly a later replacement for the original wooden handle) with two ivory insulation bands. Spreading base with engraved panels.
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
1835-1836 (hallmarked)
Artist/maker
Garrard, Robert (II), born 1793 - died 1881 (maker)
John Linnell, born 1729 - died 1796 (after, designer)
Materials and Techniques
Silver, raised, engraved and cast with ivory insulators
Marks and inscriptions
London hallmarks for 1835-6
Mark of Robert Garrard
Stamped 'Makepeace London' on the base
Engraved cartouche, now empty (armorials possibly erased).
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 9.8 cm at base
Object history note
Made by Robert Garrard II (1773-1881), after a design by John Linnell (1729-1796)
Descriptive line
Silver, London hallmarks for 1835-6, mark of Robert Garrard
Labels and date
British Galleries:
This coffee pot is copied from a design published in 1755 in John Linnell's 'A New Book of Ornaments Useful for Silver-Smith's'. Once the Rococo style became popular again in the 1820s, such published designs provided a rich source of inspiration for makers. [27/03/2003]
Materials
Silver; Ivory
Techniques
Engraving (incising); Casting; Raising
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Leaves; Acanthus; Scroll-work
Categories
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares; Metalwork
Collection code
MET
