Tea Kettle and Stand
date: label: Date
content: 1881
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Dominick and Haff, New York, New York, 1872 – 1928
label: Retailer
content: Bailey, Banks and Biddle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, founded 1878
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The stand (b) is square; a curved stepped edge is ornamented with a repeating design of repousse leaves and berries, against a chased background of overlapping leaves. From opposite corners rise the support brackets for the kettle (a), formed of tapered curved bands with a trefoil top. The supports are decorated with repousse designs of vines, leaves, and butterflies, arranged asymmetrically. The square body of the teapot is similarly decorated. A flush-hinged flat lid, a foliate knop, a curved spout with foliate terminal, and a square handle fitted with ivory insulators, are all similarly decorated. The stand is fitted with a plain, square spirit lamp (c) with removable wick holder/cover (d).
place: label: made in
content: New York, New York, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Norris W. Harkness
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1980-20-1-a/d
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: tea kettle, stand
label: Type
content: tea kettle, stand
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver, ivory
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a/d): 30.5 × 23.5 × 19 cm (12 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 7 1/2 in.)