Museum Collections

Wrought George II silver coffeepot; circular body with straight sides curved at the bottom to the applied, cast foot; sides taper to the reeded band below molded rim; hinged, circular domed lid surmounted by turned finial; cast spout applied to the center of the body, scalloped at juncture with trefoil and small drop below, scrolls along sides and top, and an acanthus pendent at the lip; two handle-sockets, scrolled at sides, upper socket with shell pad at juncture, lower with an ovoid pad at juncture and fish-tail scroll terminal; carved wooden double-scroll handle; arms of the Harison family engraved on the front center: cartouche with three eagles displayed on chief over red, surmounted by a ducal crown and a talbot's head on ermine, surrounded by foliate scrolls, with a banner below inscribed, "NEC TE QUESTURIS EXTRA" in roman letters; makers marks stamped below the rim to the right of the handle.