Coffeepot
Robert Peaston|William Peaston
1761–62 · Silver · The American Wing
The New York silversmith Myer Myers made the sugar bowl, creampot, and tongs (2012.244.2–.4) to accompany this English coffeepot, echoing its repoussé Rococo ornament of sinuous C-scrolls and floral motifs. All four objects bear the initials of Dorothy Remsen, who married Abraham Brinckerhoff of New York in 1772. Such commissions were an important way for domestic silversmiths to familiarize themselves with the prevailing European styles.
- Artist
- Robert Peaston|William Peaston
- Date
- 1761–62
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- British
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Gift, 2012
