Coffee or hot-water pot, stand and lamp
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751)
London, England
1743-44
Silver, wood

Designed for additional use as a hot water jug for serving tea, the shape is transformed by chased sculptural ornament. Lively putti (winged babies) with festoons of flowers and foliage decorate the body of the object, surmounted by a putto finial. A lion's mask decorates the upper handle socket and the feet are formed as dragon's heads.

Museum no. LOAN:GILBERT.671-2008