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Artist:
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Alexander Petrie
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Title:
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Coffee pot
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Date:
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c. 1755
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Medium:
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Silver, wood
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Dimensions:
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10 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (26.04 x 23.81 x 10.95 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The James Ford Bell Family Foundation Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 333
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The maker of the coffeepot, Alexander Petrie, was a successful silversmith in colonial Charleston and his silver is highlighted today in several southern museum collections. The Charleston Museum and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina own similar coffeepots.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Petrie, Alexander
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American (Charleston, South Carolina), active 1735 - 1775
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks; Inscription maker's name, stamped four times, on underside of base; coat of arms, possibly that of Allen, on sid
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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coffeepot with lighthouse body with flared foot and cast spout with shell motif on base of spout; modified urn finial; mahogany handle
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , South Carolina, Charleston
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Accession #:
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75.6
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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