George III Coffeepot with (Pear?) Wood Handle
David Hennell (II), English, 1767 - 1829
Robert Hennell, English, 1741 - 1811
1795
Silver
Overall: 10 × 11 1/2 × 4 in. (25.4 × 29.2 × 10.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane H. and Bradley Dewey, Jr., Class of 1965P
M.977.188
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marks on bottom (from left to right): lion, crowned lion's head, U, profile head of man, RH/ DH
Course History
History 90.14, The Global British Empire, Tiraana Bains, Winter 2023
History 90.14, The Global British Empire, Tiraana Bains, Winter 2023
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Eighteenth Century English Silver, Harrington Silver Display Case, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 20-August 25, 1980.
Provenance
Jane H. and Bradley Dewey, Jr., Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1981.
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