Coffee pot

Carl Fredrik Borgström, Turku, 1786. Height 23,5 cm.

This cylindrical pot with a short and straight spout and a separate handle is a typical Gustavian coffee pot. The pillared shape conforms to the neoclassical stylistic ideals of the era. The turned handle is made of ebony and, as usual, it is attached to the body of the pot with a thin silver peg. The profiled, separate lid has a cast plastic flower knob. Thin cast silver strips have also been used in the decorations of the pot.

Carl Fredrik Borgström (active in Turku in 1779–1809) studied in Helsinki and obtained his journeyman’s qualifications in 1775 and his master’s diploma in 1779. Borgström’s wife was Catharina König, the widow of Daniel Hall, a goldsmith from Turku. Borgström was successful, and he had several apprentices and journeymen in his workshop.

Source:

Fagerström 2000, s. 87–88. Borg 1972 (1935), s. 76.