Coffeepot

Maker: Tucker Porcelain Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active 1826–1838
Date: 1828–38
Material: Glazed porcelain
made in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 137
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 9 11/16 in. (26.7 x 24.6 cm)
Credit Line: Funds given by the Decorative Arts Society
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 69:1995a,b

NOTES

This pure white coffeepot is a rare unormanented design by one of America's first porcelain manufacturers. In 1828, the Franklin Institute praised Philadelphia manufacturer William Ellis Tucker for the "superior whiteness" and "chaste form" of his porcelain. Copying English and Old Paris porcelain, Tucker's factory produced a variety of tablewares and ornamental urns with enamel or gilt decoration. (D. Conradsen, from the Collections Committee minutes, June 19, 1995)

Provenance

c.1958 - 1991
Pryor E. Neuber [1]

1991/11/? - 1995
Gary and Diana Stradling, New York, NY, purchased at Horst Auctions, Ephrata, PA, USA [2]

1995 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Gary and Diana Stradling [3]

Notes:
[1] Per invoice dated June 1, 1995 [SLAM document files].

[2] Per Lita Solis-Cohen, "Auction prices remain strong for early 19th century pottery," Baltimore Sun, December 8, 1991. accessed at http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-12-08/features/1991342199_1_pearlware-acorn-finial-floral-decoration

[3] Per invoice dated June 1, 1995 [SLAM document files]; and per Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 19, 1995.

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