Kettle

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Kettle

Entry/Object ID

GHS 209

Description

Hammered sheet copper spout, body, ears, and handle; round body joined opposite the spout; rolled rim; movable handle connected to each ear by single large copper rivet; flaring goose neck spout attached to body with three copper rivets; round dome shaped lid with cast brass knob fits into kettle; tin plated kettle and lid interior. Inscribed on handle: 9 Scratched into interior of lid: Cjg

Made/Created

Date made

1760 - 1790

Place

* Untyped Place

America, probably PA

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Circ: 29.75

Material

copper, tin, brass

Provenance

Notes

Wedding present for Catherine Ann Brown, born 1771, who married Martin Row. Donor: M.M.S. through Dr. Willets, April 5, 1910.