Coffee pot

Description

Silver coffee-pot with a round stepped low foot beneath a tall, tapering body and a slightly domed, muffin-shaped cover with acorn finial, by Edward Lothian, Edinburgh, 1749 - 1750

Museum reference

A.1958.150

Object name

Coffee pot

Production information

Lothian, Edward, 1737 - 1770 (fl.)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1749 - 1750

Materials

Silver, Fruitwood

Physical description

Silver, fruitwood handle

Associations

Assay master: Gordon, Hugh, 1744 - 1758 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Silver of the Stars (24 Jan 2007 - 16 Sep 2007)
  Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh
  Victoria and Albert Museum
  The State Hermitage Museum
  The World Art Museum

References

Jackson, p. 548