Hi! My object is the following coffee pot:

Name: Coffee Pot
Date/Period: Qing Dynasty (Yongzheng period, 1723-1735), ca 1735
Region: China
Dimension: Gross Measurement: 31.5 x 20 x 13 cm
Accession No.: 2015-00200
Material: Porcelain with overglaze enamels and gold
Collection of: Asian Civilisations Museum
Category: Ceramics

Coffee became popular in Europe around the mid-17th century, which spurred demand for coffee-specific equipment. Pots like this were usually made as part of a set, similar to the already popular tea services. Chinese porcelain makers were quick to fulfill European demand. The decoration on the pot is painted in overglaze enamels. Unlike teapots, which have spouts close to the base, coffee pots have a short spout at the top. This is because tea leaves float while coffee grounds settle at the bottom. The short, high spout kept the sediment from coming out when pouring.

My contextual analysis of the object is summarised in the following table of content (title are clickable). Throughout the analysis, to make it easier for reference, I will refer to my object as “Chinese Coffee Pot”.

• CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS ON HOW COFFEE DRINKING AFFECTED THE DEMAND OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • HISTORY OF COFFEE DRINKING
    • EARLY DOCUMENTATION OF COFFEE PLANT
    • COFFEE DRINKING IN EUROPE
      • INTRODUCTION
      • REASONS FOR POPULARITY
      • COFFEHOUSE
      • ROLE OF COFFEEHOUSES
    • COFFEE DRINKING IN CHINA
•  CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS ON THE FORM, STYLE AND SHAPE OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • FORM OF COFFEE POT
    • EVOLUTION OF COFFEE POT AND COFFEE GRINDER IN 1700-1800
    • HOW THE EVOLUTION OF COFFEE POT AFFECTED THE FORM OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • STYLE AND SHAPE
    • ROCOCO
    • DECORATIVE ARTS
    • ELEMENTS
    • ROCOCO COFFEE POTS MADE IN EUROPE
    • HOW ROCOCO INFLUENCED THE SHAPE OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
• CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS ON THE COLOUR OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • PORCELAIN DURING EMPEROR YONGZHENG RULING
    • FAMILLE ROSE
    • TECHNIQUE
    • INFLUENCE
    • POPULARITY
    • BEAUTY THEORY
    • COLOUR COMPARISON WITH OTHER PERIOD
  • ANALYSIS ON THE COLOUR OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
• CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS ON THE VISUALS OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • THE ELEMENTS
    • FLOWERS
    • LINES
    • BOY
    • LADY
    • BIRD
    • IMPERIAL MARK
• CONCLUSION
  • PROPOSED STORIES OF THE CHINESE COFFEE POT
  • REFLECTION

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