The RDS Assistant Secretary’s Coffee Pot
Title
The RDS Assistant Secretary’s Coffee Pot
Creator
Date
Identifier
RDS_treasures_448_Sheffield Silver Co_Cofffee Pot 1.jpg
Description
A George III, baluster-shaped coffee pot, with scrolled spout and handle fretted with scrolling acanthus leaves, beading, the hinged domed top with plain knop finial, the spreading circular foot, gadrooned border engraved with an armorial, the base inscribed The gift of the Silk Mercers of the City of Dublin to the Revd Peter Chaigneau Assistant Secretary Dublin Society 1768 in an ebonised glazed tabletop display cabinet with silvered presentation inscription plaque.
Source
RDS Treasures Collection
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Library & Archives
Format
Silver
Coverage
1768
Original Format
EPNS, silver plate
Physical Dimensions
32 cm
Collection
Citation
Sheffield Silver Company, “The RDS Assistant Secretary’s Coffee Pot,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4094.