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Tea Kettle

Tea Kettle

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Tea Kettle
Maker
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Tea Kettle
Datec. 1750–1800
Made inEngland
MediumBrass
Dimensions8 × 11 × 8 in. (20.3 × 27.9 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.59.120.1.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionMaking tea at the tea table required a ready supply of hot water. With a burner built into the stand to keep the water hot, this kettle filled that need and did so while keeping the water very close at hand.
Provenance[The Morris House, Stamford, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1959; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition HistoryTheta Charity Antiques Show 1989, Houston TX., September 13–17, 1989 (LN:89.33)

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