Coffee Pot

second half of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Pear-shaped body painted with bouquets of flowers, the spout moulded and painted in the form of a female head. Scroll handle. The cover is similar painted and has a moulded and applied handle in the form of a pear and leaf.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Coffee pot and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, Ansbach porcelain factory, Bavaria, Germany, second half of 18th century
Physical description
Coffee pot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Pear-shaped body painted with bouquets of flowers, the spout moulded and painted in the form of a female head. Scroll handle. The cover is similar painted and has a moulded and applied handle in the form of a pear and leaf.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.4cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'A' in blue
Credit line
Given by Sir Benjamin Faudel-Phillips, Bart.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.593&A-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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