Coffeepot

1789

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 522

In 1545 François I founded the Hôpital de la Trinité to shelter abandoned children. Among the trades taught was silversmithing, taught by a worker who had been favorabley passed on by the wardens of the guild. In recompense for his introduction the teacher-worker could be received as a master silversmith at the end of eight years. Denys Frankson registered his first mark in 1765 in this way. In 1773, bailed in the usual way as a Paris master, he canceled his first mark and registered his second one which is found on this piece.

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Title: Coffeepot
Maker: Denys Frankson (French, master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1765, master Paris guild 1773, recorded 1791)
Date: 1789
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Silver, ivory
Dimensions: Height: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Object Number: 48.187.80
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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