fbpx

Teakettle

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

GUSN

GUSN-4308

Description

Squat round body with flat bottom, goose neck shaped spout; rigid C-shaped handle; dovetailed construction; copper exterior, tinned on inside; circular slightly domed top with turned copper finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teakettles
cookware
copper (metal)
tinning
Teakettle

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.610AB

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].