pot, coffee
retailer: Hamilton and Company (estab. 1808, closed 1973); silversmith: Hamilton and Company (estab. 1808, closed 1973);
circa 1870
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Object Detail
Description
coffee pot, pear-shaped, with cast relief decoration of acanthus leaves sprouting from the four scrolled feet. Scrolled foliate handle with two ivory insulator rings. Spout partly reeded and embellished with three florets. Domed lid with flower and leaf finial attached by means of a thread and nut; the lid opening on a five-lugged hinge.
Maker and role
retailer: Hamilton and Company (estab. 1808, closed 1973)
silversmith: Hamilton and Company (estab. 1808, closed 1973)
silversmith: Hamilton and Company (estab. 1808, closed 1973)
Production place
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Production date
circa 1870
Media description
Sterling silver, ivory
Measurements
220 x 245 mm
Inscriptions
Stamped mark beneath base: "HAMILTON & CO / JEWELLERS / CALCUTTA. Bears further inscriptions: H & Co in centre of a square stamp; an elephant in a rectangular stamp; A in triangular stamp.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0812
TJC reference number
1023
