Pumpkin-shaped pewter coffeepot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.
coffeepots
pewter (tin alloy)
pewter (tin alloy)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Rococo Revival
Coffeepot
"40/ JAMES DIXON/ & SONS/ 1509/ 8" (stamped)
"BBA" (Engraved)
Used At Arnold House (Lincoln, R.I.),
James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)
Sheffield, England
11 x 9 3/4 (HxW), 4 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Helen R. Haddad, Mr. Edward S. Rogerson, Mr. Henry P. Rogerson and William G. Rogerson, Esq.
2001.243
Lincoln (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Sheffield (Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)
Title Teapot Accession Number 2001.242.1
Title Teapot Accession Number 2001.242.2
Title Sauceboat Accession Number 2001.251
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