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Copper Teakettle with Brass Knop

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-2458

Description

Copper teakettle; A-shaped bail handle held by tall plates extending from semi-bulbous body; gooseneck spout and stepped round cover; brass, urn-shaped knop; dovetail construction.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teakettles
brass (alloy)
copper (metal)
Copper
Brass
TEAKETTLE

Inscription

Stamped on the handle is the number: 4 .

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.482

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Holland

Dimensions

8 x 8 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.483

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