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Creator	Nelme, Anthony, fl. 1681-1722
Title	Coffeepot
Date	London, 1701-1702
Format-Medium	silver
Format-Extent	height: 24.4 cm. width at handle: 15.2 cm. diameter of base: 10 cm. weight: 794.7 grams scratch weight: 26,6
Notes	Marks: Fully marked on body to right of handle: maker's mark Ane, AN conjoined (Grimwade 68) Britannia lion's head erased date letter f for 1701/2. Lion's head erased and maker's mark on cover bezel Heraldry: The arms and crest are those of Lyde, probably for Cornelius Lyde, Esq., of Stanton Wick, Somersetshire Medium notes: The tapered cylindrical body is constructed from sheet, seamed vertically at the handle. It has an applied lip molding and a stepped foot molding, both seamed once. The flat circular base is inset. The curved tubular spout is raised and has a triangular flap attached to its lip by a 3-part hinge with tear-shaped hinge plate. An elliptical hole is cut in the body behind the spout. The handle sockets are made from seamed sheet with scalloped outer edges, and the C-curved wooden handle is attached to each with a silver pin inserted top to bottom. A cut-card strap, comprising 22 semicircular tabs projecting from both sides of an applied central rib, is secured to the outside of the handle by the socket pins a single button knob is soldered to its top. Additional panels of cut-card work are applied to the body at the spout and handle sockets. The coat of arms is engraved to the right of the handle within a scrolled foliate cartouche. The tall domed cover is raised and chased with concave flutes and narrow bands of matting. It has an applied molded lip, an applied bezel, and a cast and applied vase-shaped finial. The cover is attached to the upper handle socket with a 5-part hinge, and a knurled and voluted thumbpiece is soldered to the upper hinge plate and to the back of the cover In: Beth Carver Wees. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997. (no. 181, pp. 273-274, repr.) Image/Metadata: Amico Library: 2002 ARTstor: 2006 CAMIO 2006 City: London
Accession Number	Accession Number: 1955.274
Repository	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, Mass
Nationality	Nationality: English
Subject	Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century Coffeepots -- England -- London -- 18th century Decorative arts -- England -- London -- 18th century Devices (Heraldry) Coats of arms Crests
Form-Genre	Silver;Silverwork;Coffeepots;Makers' marks;Date letters;Coats of arms;Crests;Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects. amico
Collection	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Museum Collections

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