Tea kettle with stand
George II tea kettle with stand
Maker
(maker)
1720-1765
1720-1765
Title
Tea kettle with stand
George II tea kettle with stand
George II tea kettle with stand
Date of Production
1748-49
Medium
medium : material : silver & leather (cover of handle)
Dimensions
Height: 38.6 cm
Diameter: 21.5 cm
Diameter: 21.5 cm
Accession Number
LO.1990.CS.1601
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
On display
Related Works
Label Text
Large tea kettles, used to replenish hot water in tea pots, were a standard item from about 1710. With its textured surface and upside-down pear shape, this kettle was designed as much for function as to give free reign to the craftsman’s technical skills. After shaping the sheet silver for the body of the kettle, the silversmith created the embossed surface by working from the inside of the metal, using specially adapted hammers and punch tools, and then engraving it from the outside. Additional elements such as the acorn on the lid and the swags of flowers on the stand were cast separately
Tea and coffee were luxury imports, initially consumed in London’s male-only coffee houses. Silversmiths began making beautiful wares for these desirable new drinks when they were introduced into the home.
Tea and coffee were luxury imports, initially consumed in London’s male-only coffee houses. Silversmiths began making beautiful wares for these desirable new drinks when they were introduced into the home.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : engraved : side of kettle : later coat of arms of Sir James Hall (1761-1832) impaling those of his wife Lady Helen Douglas, daughter of 4th Earl of Selkirk (married 1786) :
Inscription: inscription : engraved : side of kettle and burner : monogram : JCH //
Inscription: inscription : engraved : side of kettle and burner : monogram : JCH //
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