Coffeepot
- Object Name:
- Coffeepot
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.126 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 1785-1800
- Description:
- Coffeepot with Cover. Porcelain, Floral; cylindrical body, tapered inward at top to neck of 3 1/8" diameter. Crossed strap handle, slightly ribbed and terminating in sprigged antefixes. Tubular spout, narrowing abruptly about 1" from top. Disc cover with fruit finial and relief leafage. Painted polychrome decoration. Relief ornament orange. Cover and neck--both outlined by a border composed of a narrow gray line within which, on either side of an undulating orange line, are bands of spaced orange asterisks and of purple flowers with green leaves. A string of orange dart-like elements encircles base. Central floral motif obverse and reverse with purple rose, orange, and blue florets and green leaves. Traces of gilding on finial. Chip in rim. Paper label with figurine "126" pasted on outer side.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-5.75 D-5.25 Dia-5 inches
- Provenance:
- Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- People:
- Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916)
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