Coffee Pot
Decorative Arts and Design
Daniel Christian Fueter, who arrived in New York in 1754 from Switzerland by way of London, brought with him the latest fashions in silver for New York’s wealthy elite to enjoy coffee from Caribbean estates.
MEDIUM
Silver with wooden handle
DATES
ca. 1765
DIMENSIONS
12 1/8 x 6 x 10 in. (30.8 x 15.2 x 25.4 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
"D C F" [in oval] "N. YORK" [in irregular rectangle]
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
20.796
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
PROVENANCE
Prior to January 1920, provenance not yet documented; before January 17, 1920, acquired by Samuel E. Haslett of Brooklyn, NY; December 1920, bequeathed by Samuel E. Haslett to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Coffee pot with flaring molded base, soldered to a bulbous body which tapers in to a long, slender cylinder terminating in the molded rim. The long slender spout which runs parallel to the coffee pot is adorned with heavy foliate forms at its juncture with the body. There is a shell motif at the end of the spout. The wooden handle is joined to the body with a similar foliate form. The handle tip in silver consists of a curve and pendant drop. The round, dome-shaped cover is hinged to the rim and terminates in an artichoke-like finial. There is a monogram in cursive script on one side.
CONDITION: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Daniel Christian Fueter (Swiss, 1720–1785). Coffee Pot, ca. 1765. Silver with wooden handle, 12 1/8 x 6 x 10 in. (30.8 x 15.2 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 20.796. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 20.796_PS6.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 20.796_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012
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