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Artist:
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Joseph Angell
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Title:
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Coffee pot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set
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Date:
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1823
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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12 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 6in. (32.4 x 26.7 x 15.2cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mary Sue Zelle Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Zelle
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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This Rococo Revival tea and coffee set anticipates the Victorian style of the 1840s and 1850s in its rich chasing and the inclusion of Bacchantes (female devotees of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine) depicted on all four pieces, and "oriental" figures for finials.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Angell, Joseph
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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English, active 1804-1848
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks; Inscription
Engraved on side of each piece is the crest possibly of Hastings and the motto Marks
Coffee pot fully marked on upper side of body near upper handle juncture. Teapot marked wi
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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coffee and tea set, 1823, four pieces. Marks JA, walking lion, leopard's head, lower case (n), monarch head in profile. Shield with double headed lion and motto, quoteI bide my time.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , ,
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Accession #:
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84.121.1
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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