R. & W. Wilson
Hot-Water Urn

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Maker R. & W. WilsonAmerican, partnership active 1825–1846

CultureAmerican

Titles

Hot-Water Urn

Datec. 1825–1846

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions16 × 9 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (40.6 × 25.1 × 27.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the George Sealy family in memory of Ann McSween Sealy

Object numberB.93.28.A-.D

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Chillman Parlor

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionAn urn such as this one kept a ready supply of hot water nearby as tea was being served. The urn is fitted with an internal sleeve into which one inserted a heated iron bar to keep the water hot.
ProvenanceEliza Bruce; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Engraved underneath platform: 275

Underneath body: mark of R. & W. Wilson [Belden 1980, p. 450, a]

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