William Gibson
Coffee Pot

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Artist William Gibson (English, active 1682–1705)English, active 1682–1705

CultureEnglish

Titles

Coffee Pot

Date1701

PlaceEngland

MediumSterling silver and wood

Dimensions10 1/2 × 7 in.

Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr.

Object number2016.124

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

George Heyer Collection of English Silver

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Winston F.C. Guest Collection, New York, 1981]; Dr. George S. Heyer, 1981.
Exhibition History"Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. Heyer, Jr.," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, January 20 - September 16, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Mark of William Gibson; date letter mark of 1701–02; Britannia standard silver mark; lion passant London mark

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