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Coffeepot

William Grundy (first mark entered 1743)

1767–68

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver, wood

DimensionsH.40.8 cm x W. 25.9 cm x D. 16 cm (16 1/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Diameter of base: 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.);
Weight: 2,089.4 gm (67 oz 4 dwt)

Credit LineGift of E. Duplessis Beylard, great-grandson of the originalowner, H. G. Otis

Accession number30.648

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsEngraved in a cartouche on side, IML interlaced cipher.ProvenanceAccording to tradition, Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1836), by descent to his daughter Sophia (1798-1874) who married Andrew Ritchie (d. 1862), to their daughter Elizabeth (1830-1896) who married Dr. Edouard Duplessis Beylard, to their son Edouard Duplessis Beylard (1859-1925), Gift of E. Duplessis Beylard to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 4, 1930)