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Coffeepot

1725–35
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750
With its assertive linearity, tall tapering body, and high-domed lid, this vessel represents the earliest form of coffeepot made in colonial America. It and the accompanying square salver with an upcurved rim and bracket feet (1997.498.2) are rarities in American silver. Both are engraved with the arms of Assheton quartering Shepley, for Ralph Assheton (1695-1745/6) of Philadelphia. The coffeepot and salver remained together, in family hands, until 1989.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coffeepot
  • Maker: Charles Le Roux (baptized 1689–1745)
  • Date: 1725–35
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (24.4 x 21.3 cm); 25 oz. 16 dwt. (802.8 g)
    Base: Diam. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
    Lip: Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund, Sansbury-Mills Fund, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rubin, Wunsch Foundation, Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation, Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation Inc., and Anonymous Gifts, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.498.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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