Details
| Maker | Thomas Farren, English, active 1707 - died 1743 |
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| Date | between 1726 and 1727 |
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | Overall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 3/4 inches, 7.1 ounces (13.3 × 13.3 × 1.9 cm, 201.3 g) |
| Credit Line | Anonymous bequest |
| Accession Number | 62.91.1 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| On View | British S3BB, Level 3 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Maker's mark, on bottom near edge: T.F [above a star and below a diamond (?), enclosed in a quatrefoil] Mark, on bottom edge: [lion passant Mark, on bottom edge: [leopard's head crowned, partially visible Mark, on bottom edge: L [date letter for 1726/27] |
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Provenance
(Tiffany & Co., New York);
private collection, Detroit;
1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
private collection, Detroit;
1962-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
You, Yao-Fen. “From Novelty to Necessity: The Europeanization of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.” In Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World, ed., Yao-Fen You, Mimi Hellman, and Hope Saska. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2016, p. 33; 45 (ill.); 129, cat. 38.
