Coffeepot

MakerProbably made by Enoch Wood & Sons (English, July 1818-1846)

Dateabout 1820-1840

MediumMechanically-molded ironstone with an underglaze cobalt blue decoration

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 9 1/8 x 11 x 4 3/4in. (23.2 x 27.9 x 12.1cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard

DescriptionRound, ironstone coffeepot with a transfer-printed pattern in dark underglaze cobalt blue. The pattern, printed on both sides of the coffeepot, shows a man in a dark blue jacket seated at the base of a tree to the right; he has an open book in his left hand. He is gazing to the left, at a memorial that has an urn sitting on top of a pedestal with the name "FRANKLIN" written on the front. The urn sits in a grove of flowering trees. In the middle and right background, a circular columned building sits on an island with a sailing ship to the right. The rays of the setting sun fill the sky behind the building. These elements are surrounded by a number of trees and flowers, a border of light blue flowers on a dark blue field at the neck, then a narrow scalloped border at the rim. A portion of the floral decoration has been printed on the molded and applied handle and spout. There are some scratches to the foot and some crazing on the inside of the coffeepot. The lid is missing.

Object number1961.12.20

NotesSubject Note: Although there is no evidence who the seated figure represents, some believe that this popular scene shows the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) mourning his departed friend, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). (Hunt 9/13/2004)

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