Kettle on Stand from Chrysanthemum Tea Set
date: label: Date
content: 1891–1902
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Kettle (a) of squat globular form with reeding, wavy rim, squared curved handle with two ivory insulators, and spout with chrysanthemums and foliage. Domed and reeded hinged lid with flower bud knop. Stand (b) with vertical elements heavily decorated with chrysanthemums and leaves and square base on four foliate feet. Circular opening of base holds removable burner (c) and wick holder (d) with three twine wicks. Body of kettle engraved with foliate monogram "RMA".
place: label: manufactured in
content: New York, New York, United States
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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. Roswell Miller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1978-6-2-a/d
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: kettle, stand
label: Type
content: kettle, stand
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver, ivory
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 34.8 × 21.6 × 26.2 cm (13 11/16 × 8 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (kettle (a)): 23.4 × 21.6 × 26.2 cm (9 3/16 × 8 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (stand (b)): 20.2 × 20.4 × 18 cm (7 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam. (burner (c)): 5.8 × 6.5 cm (2 5/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (wick holder (d)): 2.5 × 8.8 × 3.7 cm (1 in. × 3 7/16 in. × 1 7/16 in.)