Coffee Pot
ca. 1789-1800 (made)
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Pear-shaped pot with side handle and standing on three scroll feet, both parts are moulded with gadroons and panels with flowering branches in relief
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Creamware (faïence fine), with moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Creamware coffee pot and cover made by Septfontaines pottery factory about 1789-1800 |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped pot with side handle and standing on three scroll feet, both parts are moulded with gadroons and panels with flowering branches in relief |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Pont-aux-Choux , 2nd half of the 18th century; examined by Jean-Luc Mousset, January 2000, who considered it probably an early Septfontaines (Luxembourg) production in Pont-aux-Choux style (see Faïence fines de Septfontaines, 1989, cat. 1-3, for other examples in this general style, where these are dated to after 1789); examined by Christian Maire November 2004, who considered it Septfontaines. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jana Kybalova, European Creamware, 1989, fig. 43 |
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| Accession number | C.581&A-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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