Coffee Pot

ca. 1750

American, born Ireland, 1676-1739

The second coffeepot has a body shape that gently tucks under, a heavily-worked, stylized shell at the base of the spout, and an asymmetrical scroll on the tip—elements of early rococo curves and naturalistic motifs. Philip Syng, Sr., who trained in Ireland, infused the high-quality silver produced in his Philadelphia workshop with the latest style.

Silver

Height: approx. 12 in. (30.5cm)

Gift of Ruth J. Nutt

2014.24.40

Provenance: William Griffith, September 10, 1978

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania 1680-1758, October 10 1999 - January 2, 2000.

Published ReferencesLindsey, Jack, L., Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania 1680-1758, 1999, no. 211, pp. 188-189

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