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Coffee Pot and cover

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1715
MediumBöttger red stoneware, silver, and press moulded.
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 x 12.8 cm (5 11/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
MarkingsSilver incised with Johanneum inventory number "N-344"
DescriptionA Böttger brown stoneware square pear-shaped coffee pot and cover. The spout has a dragon's-head terminal and joined to the body with a double scroll. The scroll handle has a band of serrated decoration, and the whole surface lightly polished. It has a contemporary foliate silver rims and a silver chain.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.569a-b
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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