Joseph Lownes
Coffeepot

MakerAmerican, 1758–1820, active c. 1780–1816
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coffeepot
Datec. 1790–1800
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumSilver and wood
Dimensions15 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (39.4 × 10.8 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.11.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Dining Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPhiladelphia silversmith Joseph Lownes made this coffeepot, basing its design on the urn form that was among the most popular motifs in American neoclassical decorative arts.
ProvenanceJoseph Da Costa, by tradition; by descent to John Chalmers Da Costa (1863–1933); consigned to [Wm. D. Morley, Inc., Philadelphia, The Historic Family Furnishings of John Chalmers Da Costa, 3rd, December 15, 1930, lot 41]; purchased by [Arthur J. Sussel (1889–1958), Philadelphia]; Estate of Arthur J. Sussel; consigned to [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Philadelphia & Other American Silver, Part One, October 25, 1958, lot 507]; purchased by [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, October 1958–January 30, 1961]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on front: JDC
Marked on bottom: J Lownes

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