Coffeepot
Dateca. 1790
Maker
William Garret Forbes
American, 1751 - 1840
Label TextThe early classical style featured designs inspired by antiquity, combining order and balance with a restrained use of ornament. Forbes’ coffeepot has a well-proportioned urn-shaped body topped by a classic urn finial. The bright-cut circular wreath on the side and the plain spout illustrate a deliberate change from raised-relief rococo ornamentation
Object number2014.24.20
ProvenanceAnn Gillooly, Jackson/Gillooly, December 20. 1983
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005Credit LineGift of Ruth J. Nutt
DimensionsHeight: approx. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
MediumSilver
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