Silver coffee pot presented to runners up of 1896 MCC Tennis Doubles Championship, won by ET Barnard
Object Type
Domestic items/Appliance/Coffee pot
Date Used
1896
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Silver coffee pot with hinged lid which has an acorn-shaped handle on top. The pot is rounded and bulbous at the bottom and slopes inward to a smaller opening at the top. The spout attaches near the bottom of the pot and rises almost vertically to the end near the lid. The handle on the other side is long and rounded at the top. The body is ornately engraved with a pattern which includes stylised patterns, inside which is text, on one side reading "2nd Double Championship / 1856" and on the other "E.T. Barnard".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 259 W: 249 D: 145mm (H: 10 3/16 W: 9 13/16 D: 5 11/16")
Media/Materials
Date Used
1896
Location
In storage
Registration No
M8687
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by John E Barnard
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