Kettle Stand
ca. 1760 (made)
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Object Type
Kettle stands were sometimes used next to tea tables as a separate support for the kettle when serving tea. The water in the kettle was heated by a small burner beneath. Having the kettle in the room in front of guests highlighted the polite ceremonial nature of the tea-making process. This stand is of a particularly high quality.
Design & Designing
The stand is finely carved, with a pierced gallery around an octagonal top. The supporting stem is fluted, or cut in grooves, with the knob below carved with spiral grooves. The tripod legs are carved with acanthus leaves and end in scrolled feet. The pierced gallery and curved legs were fashionable design features of the 1760s. A design similar to this stand appeared in The Universal System of Household Furniture by William Ince and John Mayhew, published in 1762. However, the person who designed or made this stand is not known.
Materials & Making
The use of mahogany, expensively carved, shows the attention and expenditure which was devoted to furniture used for serving tea.
Kettle stands were sometimes used next to tea tables as a separate support for the kettle when serving tea. The water in the kettle was heated by a small burner beneath. Having the kettle in the room in front of guests highlighted the polite ceremonial nature of the tea-making process. This stand is of a particularly high quality.
Design & Designing
The stand is finely carved, with a pierced gallery around an octagonal top. The supporting stem is fluted, or cut in grooves, with the knob below carved with spiral grooves. The tripod legs are carved with acanthus leaves and end in scrolled feet. The pierced gallery and curved legs were fashionable design features of the 1760s. A design similar to this stand appeared in The Universal System of Household Furniture by William Ince and John Mayhew, published in 1762. However, the person who designed or made this stand is not known.
Materials & Making
The use of mahogany, expensively carved, shows the attention and expenditure which was devoted to furniture used for serving tea.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved mahogany |
| Brief description | Kettle stand |
| Physical description | Mahogany kettle stand. The stand is finely carved, with a pierced gallery around an octagonal top. The supporting stem is fluted, or cut in grooves, with the knob below carved with spiral grooves. The tripod legs are carved with acanthus leaves and end in scrolled feet. |
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| Credit line | Given by Brigadier W. E. Clark CMG, DSO through Art Fund |
| Summary | Object Type Kettle stands were sometimes used next to tea tables as a separate support for the kettle when serving tea. The water in the kettle was heated by a small burner beneath. Having the kettle in the room in front of guests highlighted the polite ceremonial nature of the tea-making process. This stand is of a particularly high quality. Design & Designing The stand is finely carved, with a pierced gallery around an octagonal top. The supporting stem is fluted, or cut in grooves, with the knob below carved with spiral grooves. The tripod legs are carved with acanthus leaves and end in scrolled feet. The pierced gallery and curved legs were fashionable design features of the 1760s. A design similar to this stand appeared in The Universal System of Household Furniture by William Ince and John Mayhew, published in 1762. However, the person who designed or made this stand is not known. Materials & Making The use of mahogany, expensively carved, shows the attention and expenditure which was devoted to furniture used for serving tea. |
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| Accession number | W.7-1961 |
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| Record created | January 26, 2001 |
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