Teakettle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Teakettle

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.542 a-b

Description

Teakettle: domed cover with brass knob and deep flange; squat, pear-shaped body with incurved ring and seam around widest portion; curved spout tapering toward tip; semi-elliptical hollow handle attached by separate connecting pieces spanning opening.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1668 - 1733 Date made: r. 1668 - 1733

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.58.542 A-B

VC.58.542a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diameter of top opening

Height

10 in

Width

12 in

Diameter

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 4 1/4 in. (25.4 x 30.5 x 10.8 cm)

Material

brass, copper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Lawrence J. Ullman

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Source: Fred Johnson from Ullman auction, Tarrytown, October 1958.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Keeper's Room/SE