Coffee Pot
early 19th century (made)
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This copper pot has been covered in a thin layer of silver and lavishly decorated. Its swelling shape shows the influence of the European Baroque style on the Ottoman decorative arts. Most metal coffee pots were made of cheaper materials such as tinned copper. In richer homes, coffee was served to honoured guests in pots like this one, made of precious metals (or imitations of them) and decorated in the latest taste.
The Ottoman Baroque style developed from the 1740s as artists and designers began to apply non-figurative European motifs to Ottoman forms. It flourished until the 1820s, when new types of European ornament were introduced.
The Ottoman Baroque style developed from the 1740s as artists and designers began to apply non-figurative European motifs to Ottoman forms. It flourished until the 1820s, when new types of European ornament were introduced.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper, silver gilt and chased |
| Brief description | Gilt coffee pot, Turkey (probably Istanbul), 1800-50. |
| Physical description | Coffee pot made of copper, silver gilt and chased with floral ornament. The lid is hinged to the handle. |
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| Object history | Purchased in Istanbul in 1897 from Mrs Alice Whitaker, daughter and heir of William Henry Wrench (1836-96). Wrench was British consul in the city when he died, and he had formed a significant collection of Ottoman and Iranian objects while in the consular service. For images of how Wrench displayed his collection in his home in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of the city, see V&A: PH.331 to 334-1892. |
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| Summary | This copper pot has been covered in a thin layer of silver and lavishly decorated. Its swelling shape shows the influence of the European Baroque style on the Ottoman decorative arts. Most metal coffee pots were made of cheaper materials such as tinned copper. In richer homes, coffee was served to honoured guests in pots like this one, made of precious metals (or imitations of them) and decorated in the latest taste. The Ottoman Baroque style developed from the 1740s as artists and designers began to apply non-figurative European motifs to Ottoman forms. It flourished until the 1820s, when new types of European ornament were introduced. |
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| Accession number | 369-1897 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2005 |
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