Coffeepot

Object Name:

Coffeepot

Object ID:

2008.016.04

Creator:

Jeweler

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

1780-1790

Description:

Coffeepot with cover. Pearlware. Tall ovoid body (a) with curved shoulder, straight neck, curved loop handle, and flared foot. Dome-shaped cover (b) with flat rim and round finial. Painted polychrome enamel floral decorations. Floral sprigs around center of body and cover. Serpentine blue band with floral sprigs around shoulder. Brown serpentine band around neck and top of cover. Light and dark brown bands around exterior rim of cover. Brown leaf bands on back of handle and front and back of spout. Hole in top of finial. "Belonged to- / Gen. Joseph Cilley / my great-great-grandfather / 1734-1799" written in ink on paper label adhered to bottom. Figure eight-like symbol printed on bottom.

Material:

Earthenware - Pearlware

Dimensions:

H-9.5 W-6.7 Dia-4.4 inches

Provenance:

Donated by Klaudia S. Shepard, wife of Henry Shepard. Belonged to Revolutionary War General Joseph Cilley. Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard

People:

Cilley, Joseph (1734-1799), Cilley, Sarah (1739-1811), Shepard, Henry B., Jr. (1927-2002), Shepard, Klaudia S. (1932-2020)

Subjects:

Coffee, Coffeepots, floral