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Cream Pot

Dateca. 1833-1835

Maker Eoff & Connor

OriginAmerica, New York, New York City

MediumSilver

DimensionsHeight: 7 1/4"; Diameter of body: 4 1/8"; Diameter of foot: 3 3/8"; Width across handle and spout: 7 1/8"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edna G. Tucker and Ms. Wendy S. Tucker in memory of Edward Bolton (Teddy) Tucker, M.B.E.

Object number2024-28,3

DescriptionBulbous-bodied cream pot with an everted pouring lip and set atop of a circular foot. Four bands of triple beading, composed of a course of large beads in between two courses of smaller beads, bookend and divide the height of the piece. Its scrolling handle carries simplified furls and panels of broad fluting.
InscribedFront of the body engraved with the Tucker family crest of a lion's paw holding a battle axe, over a "T" in sprigged script.
MarkingsBottom of body struck with "G.EOFF" in relief within a rectangle, "J.H.CONNOR" in relief within a serrated rectangle, "S" below a star in relief within an oval, and a group of three imitation British hallmarks.
ProvenanceAs per donor's note: Gift from Catharine Fitch Tucker [February 28th, 1879-August 22, 1970] to niece, Joan Leanora Tucker Fowle [October 19, 1929-January 26, 2023].