Teakettle

Description:

Onion-form teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in, clipped-corner ears for the forged strap bail handle, rectangular in section; three D-section feet. Hollow cast with horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout; body with single gate mark on bottom exterior. Cast-in mark below back ear "J S" in raised serif letters. No cover.

Date Made: ca 1780 - 1820

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0090.49Accession Number: 1982.0090Catalog Number: 1982.0090.49

Object Name: teakettle

Physical Description: iron, cast (pot material)iron, wrought (handle material)Measurements: overall: 5 7/8 in x 12 3/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 14.9225 cm x 31.4325 cm x 23.1775 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-4e92-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_319665

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