Ebenezer Smith, Jr.
Coffeepot

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coffeepot
Datec. 1814–1825
Made inBeverly, Massachusetts, United States
MediumPewter with unidentified wood
Dimensions11 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 6 in. (29.8 × 26 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the family of Dr. James J. Butler in memory of Michael K. Brown
Object numberB.2013.32
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionEbenezer Smith may have served his apprentice under Israel Trask (B.53.9); certainly, his  coffeepots are closely related in design and construction to those from Trask’s shop. This so-called lighthouse shape is recognized as among the noblest American interpretations of the form, its profile apparently derived from earlier silver examples or perhaps contemporary ceramics. Another relationship to silver is the bright-cut engraved border and fanciful cartouche.
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. James J. Butler, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Stamped on underside center: E. SMITH

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