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Within a short space of time there were approximately 400 coffee houses in London alone. The coffee pot came in many shapes, styles and sizes, and the pear shaped type came into fashion in about 1740. In time, the body became more waisted and by 1760, the so called ‘dropped bottom’, as seen here, appears, thus increasing the capacity of the vessel considerably. This example is chased and embossed with a rococo cartouche, flowers and leaves. The lid is decorated with a wreath and finished with a cone shaped knob.\r\n\r\nSheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.","physicalDescription":"Bulbous body, chased and embossed with a rococo cartouche, flowers and leaves. Lid decorated with a wreath and finished with a cone shaped knob; curved spout with fluted base; circular foot. Wooden handle (renewed). Inscribed with the initials BRA. 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Many of the areas of high relief on this coffee pot have become worn, revealing the copper underneath the silver veneer.  This bleeding has become an attractive feature for collectors.   \r\nHowever, the coffee pot must have been fairly convincing as a silver substitute when new. It has pseudo hallmarks under the lip!\r\nM.329-1912","date":{"text":"March 2004","earliest":"2004-03-01","latest":"2004-03-31"}}],"partNumbers":["M.329-1912"],"accessionNumberNum":"329","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1912,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-12-08","recordCreationDate":"2002-09-23","availableToBook":true}}