Teakettle
Object type: Teakettle
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Forbes|Ball, Tompkins and Black
Artist bio: baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63|active 1839–51
Artist role: Maker|Retailer
Artist nationality: American|American
Date: ca. 1840
Medium: Silver and ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (40 x 23.7 cm); 68 oz. 4 dwt. (2120.7 g)
Body: H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); 42 oz. 4 dwt. (1312.6 g)
Stand: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); 21 oz. 10 dwt. (669.3 g)
Lamp: H. 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (6 x 7 cm); 4 oz. 9 dwt. (138.8 g)
Geography: Made in New York   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Guerdon Holden Nelson, Cyril Irwin Nelson, Nicholas Macy Nelson and Michael Underhill Nelson, in devoted memory of their grandmother, Elinor Irwin Holden, and their mother, Elise Macy Nelson, 1981
Accession year: 1981