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Coffee Pot and Cover

ca. 1745-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with men on horseback fighting with swords in a landscape. Gilt lace-work borders of palmettes and foliate scrolls.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1745-1750.
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with men on horseback fighting with swords in a landscape. Gilt lace-work borders of palmettes and foliate scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In gold)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Tea and Coffee Service
Porcelain
Marks: a fleur-de-lys, in gold
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); about 1745-1750
Bought with funds from the Capt. H.B. Murray Bequest
C.116 to 25-1942
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.116&A-1942

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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