Object 2

Coffee pot with handle in the shape of a dolphin

Early example of a pear-shaped silver jug with Régence decoration. Since metal strongly conducts temperature, the handle of pitchers had to be carved from wood.

Object Description

Goldsmith: Johann Heinrich Cappaun (1695-1771)Basel, around 1735Silver; wooden handleInv. 1924.71.

 
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