Hot Water Urn
date: label: date made
content: 1818 - 1819
label: presentation date
content: 1819-01-01
notes: label: Description
content: Two-handled, bulbous boat-shaped hot water urn with domed and flared cover topped by a cast oval medallion knop on a flared oval pedestal mounted to a clipped-corner, concave-sided rectangular base with four ball feet; lower body is engraved on side opposite spigot with a lengthy inscription presenting coffee and tea service from "The Parish of Whittingham & Neighbourhood" to "Mr. Joshua Crea" for his "Services as their Surgeon". Applied ribbing at oval opening and sides of base, and cast gadrooning punctuated by acanthus-framed shells and anthemions at edge of stepped-ogee shoulder. Faceted spigot has triple C-scroll bail handle and carved pinecone or pineapple grip. Reeded loop handles have shell and acanthus at centers and masks of classical bearded men or satyrs at bases. Six hallmarks are struck on body to left of inscription and on inside of cover. Part of a seven-piece service (including a padded teapot cover or cozy), DL*66.0537A-G.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, Newcastle
label: place presented; place used
content: United Kingdom: England, Whittingham
label: place used
content: United Kingdom: England, Northumberland
label: place used
content: United States: Wisconsin, Menomonie
label: place used
content: United States: Minnesota, Lake Park
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John H. Crea
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.66.0537A
label: catalog number
content: 66.0537A
label: accession number
content: 265238
objectType: label: Object Name
content: urn, hot water
label: Object Name
content: urn, tea
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (spigot handle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/4 in x 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 38.735 cm x 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm