Hot Water Kettle with Stand and Burner
Artist
Paul Storr
(English, 1771 - 1844)
Date1813
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (31.75 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard R. Nelson
Object number74-60/2 A-C
MarkingsArms of Quin impaling Spencer quartering Churchill. (See accession file for more information.)
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DescriptionSquat, pear-shaped kettle with embossed scrolls and flowers on shoulder. Hinged, circular lid, similarly ornamented, with spiral handle. Volute and acanthus leaf ornament on curved spout and handle. Three-footed stand with burner has scroll and leaf decoration over legs. Kettle is detachably hinged to stand. On kettle, two coats-of-arms. On stand, wolf-head with worn, illegible maker's marks above. Bottom of kettle: Lion passant, 83, Leopard's head crowned, PS, S, STORR & M[?]RTIMAR. King's head.
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Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
ca. 1925
R89-1/1 A-C
