Coffeepot
Manufacturer
Georg Jensen
CultureDanish
Dateca. 1933-1945
MediumSilver | Ivory
DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
InscribedMarked: "925.S/Sterling/Georg Jensen [in a dotted oval]/Denmark/28"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number87.57.2
Not on view
DescriptionCovered coffee pot from a silver tea and coffee service, consisting of tray, covered coffee pot, covered tea pot, creamer, covered sugar bowl, and a tea strainer on a stand. Pear-shaped coffee pot with seed pod finial on the cover, and an ivory side handle, raised on three zoomorphic feet. The round teapot decorated the same way with a stepped body, as are the other three pieces. The covered sugar has a seed pod finial and the tea strainer on a stand has the handle of ivory decorated with two seed pods intertwined. The tray has an earlier mark than the rest of the service.Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum", 6/15-8/6/89 Published ReferencesOle Lachmann. "Danish Silver Marks." _Silver_. March-April 1983, p. 10 for marks and date.
ca. 1930
