Louis Philippe Coffee Pot

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

121 Photographed by Lynn (Clouser) Waddell 2013

Name/Title

Louis Philippe Coffee Pot

Entry/Object ID

121

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. George W. Childs, Philadelphia

Notes

Date: 1911 Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Means of Accession: gift

Made/Created

Artist

Sèvres Factory

Date made

1847

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Material

Hard paste porcelain

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

This coffee pot was made for Louis Philippe, who reigned as “King of the French” rather than as King of France (1830–48), for use in the Chateau de Tuileries. This is evident by the monogram “LP” in intertwined, foliate script on the body of the pot. The turquoise blue color is called bleu celeste and is one of the most popular colors that was developed by the Sèvres Factory in 1753.

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Matching teasets, like this Tuileries set made for Louis Philippe, were a modern concept, with earlier teasets being amassed over time and featuring a mix of different ceramic or metalwork bodies.