Detail View: The AMICA Library: Coffee Pot and Tray
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.85.106.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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manufacturer
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Gorham and Co.
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Title:
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Coffee Pot and Tray
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1891
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Creation Start Date:
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1891
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Creation End Date:
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1891
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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silver
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Creation Place:
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Dimensions:
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H.10 x W.7-1/16 x D.3-1/2 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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85.106.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Decorative Arts Council
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Inscriptions:
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MARK
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Rights:
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Context:
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This coffee pot and tray combine the attenuated form of a Turkish coffee pot with a distinctly Western thistle motif. They are a manifestation of the fascination both the Near and Far East held for Europeans and Americans in the late nineteenth century. This design, in production for several years and described in 1890 as an "after dinner coffee pot and tray," is the only known example of Gorham's use of the thistle motif. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.8495c.tif
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