Coffeepot
MakerPossibly made by
Enoch Wood & Sons
English, July 1818-1846
After a work byProbably after a wood engraving by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Dateabout 1840
MediumMechanically-molded buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x width x depth): 12 x 10 1/2 x 4 3/4in. (30.5 x 26.7 x 12.1cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionRound, lidded coffeepot made of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The coffeepot (.a) sits on a round foot and has sides that swell, then retract, then swell again to form a neck with a flared rim. A molded, scroll-shaped handle is applied opposite a molded spout. The coffeepot is decorated with a transfer-printed pattern and two borders in underglaze cobalt blue. The pattern, printed twice on the outside of the coffeepot, shows three people in a sailboat with a single mast and sail on a body of water. Two more individuals are standing and one is sitting on the shore in the near foreground. Beyond the river, a building sits on a shore at the base of a mountain. A crenellated tower is at the top of the mountain. Each pattern is surrounded by a border of white shells and flowers on a field of dark blue. The remainder of the coffeepot, including the lid, neck, spout, and handle is decorated with a pattern of white leaves and flowers on a field of dark blue. There is a line of small white flowers on the inside of the rim. The domed lid (.b) of the coffeepot has a tall, round finial, imitating the shape of a beehive. There is a small hole in the ceramic next to the finial.
The remainder of a sticker is adhered to the neck of the coffeepot above the spout. A complete sticker is adhered to the inside of the lid. The white rectangular sticker reads, "Morgan/ B/ Brainard" in hand-written blue ink. There is a large chip and crack in the lid, on the underside of the rim. A crack runs across the bottom of the coffeepot.
The remainder of a sticker is adhered to the neck of the coffeepot above the spout. A complete sticker is adhered to the inside of the lid. The white rectangular sticker reads, "Morgan/ B/ Brainard" in hand-written blue ink. There is a large chip and crack in the lid, on the underside of the rim. A crack runs across the bottom of the coffeepot.
Object number1961.12.21a-b
MarkingsThere is one mark on the bottom of the coffeepot, an underglaze cobalt blue number "31". A white rectangular sticker adhered to the inside of the lid reads, "Morgan/ B/ Brainard" in hand-written blue ink.NotesSubject Note: The pattern on these ceramics, titled "WADSWORTH TOWER", shows a tower built in 1810 by Daniel Wadsworth. The tower was built on top of Talcott Mountain, on Wadsworth's country estate, "Monte Video," in the town of Avon, Connecticut. Wadsworth's home on the estate, pictured in other Staffordshire ceramics, was near Wadsworth Tower, but is not pictured in this pattern. The tower commanded a fine view of the Connecticut river valley and was a popular resort for sight seers. It was blown down in 1840.Subject Terms
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