Coffee Pot
ca. 1800 (made)
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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
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'E. Mayer' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2488&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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