Objekt 2
Coffee pot with handle in the shape of a dolphin
Description
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 1735
Silver; wooden handle
Inv. 1924.71.