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Coffee pot
1670–1695
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Inverted pear-shaped body on a high foot. Tube-shaped spout, similar to those found on posset-pots. Loop handle with lower scroll. Decorated in the “bleu-persan” style, with white chinoiserie figures on a cobalt glue ground. Buff clay revealed in chips.
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Details
- Title: Coffee pot
- Date Created: 1670–1695
- Location Created: probably London, England
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt decoration
- Credit line: Gift of Catharine Oglesby
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