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Tea kettle
Possibly by: Unknown German, 19th century
German(?)
19th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany (?)
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt, and fruitwood
Dimensions
17.7 x 16.2 x 12.4 cm (6 15/16 x 6 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.765a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStraight tapering sides concave at base, slanting shoulder, paneled curved spout, flat flanged cover with pointed finial. Upright plaques on body to which are screwed flat brass lyre-shaped bails for turned wooden handle. Chain from knob of cover to each
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)