Coffee Pot
1764
Artists
Description
Tapered form with straight tapering spout; turned, baluster-shaped handle at right angle to spout; stepped, domed hinged lid with acorn finial.
Dimensions
12.7 x 13.97 x 9.84 cm (5 x 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.) 211 g
Provenance
C. R. Simpkins, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933.
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