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Collection Highlights

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
Artist/Maker: Malvina Hoffman

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Coffeepot

Coffeepot
Object name 
Coffeepot
Date 
1885
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co.
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 24.1 x 21.3 x 14.3 cm )
Description 
Spun silver coffeepot; plain hemispherical lower body made in halves and joined around the middle with a die-rolled decorative band; band of hearts and foliate scrolls on a textured ground between two plain bands; applied, plain vertical footring; applied, narrow flared cylindrical neck with an applied, vertical beaded rim; hinged, low domed lid with a ball on disk finial; cast in halves and seamed loop handle with a pointed leaf thumbpiece with leaf and berry motif below; stylized acanthus upper handle socket and shield-shaped lower socket fitted with ivory insulators; high, cast and seamed, curved spout with three chased lines up each side; "1871" engraved in overlapping gothic numerals on the front centers, "M A B" engraved in gothic script on the rear centers; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number 
1950.186a
Marks 
engraved: at front center: "1871" in overlapping gothing numerals engraved: at back center: "M A B" in overlapping gothic letters Mark: stamped on base: lion passant in a chamfer rectangle, anchor in a conforming rectangle and a gothic script "G" in a chamfered rectangle; "790"; "STERLING"/ foxes head Mark: incised at bottom "25/16" / triangle / "T"
Gallery Label 
According to the accession record, this coffee and tea service was made for the wedding of Marie Antoinette Baker and Fellows Davis on October 17, 1871. This is probably true of the coffeepot and sugar bowl as the date mark on the base indicates they were made in 1871. The teapot and creamer, on the other hand, have a fox head date mark, indicating they were made in 1885. It is possible that they were replacements for damage or lost originals, or the couple completed the service at a later date.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.