Milk Pot
Medium
Silver and ivory
Dimensions
9 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 5 in. (23 x 16.4 x 12.7 cm); 23 oz. 2 dwt. (718.5 g)
Classification
Milk Pot
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mali, 1944
Accession Number
44.117.3
Art Historical Context
This elegant milk pot, crafted between 1848 and 1851 by the New York firms of Ball, Tompkins and Black and Charters, Cann & Dunn, showcases the refined silverwork of mid-nineteenth-century America. Standing just over nine inches tall and weighing more than twenty-three ounces, the vessel combines gleaming silver with ivory accents, a combination prized for both its beauty and practicality in serving hot liquids. Such pieces formed part of elaborate tea or coffee services that adorned the tables of prosperous American households during the Victorian era. As a product of prominent American silv...
About the Artist
Ball, Tompkins and Black|Charters, Cann & Dunn (American|American) · 1826 |1839 –1863 |1851
baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63|active 1839–51