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Kettle

1761-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Het Oude Moriaanshooft (maker)
Verstelle, Geertruij (proprietor)
Place of origin
Delft (made)

Kettle with cover and a stand, moulded in floral rococo shapes. The body of the kettle has tordated fluting. The handle and stand are built up from rococo C-scrolls. The top of the kettle, lid and stand, are decorated with moulded leafs, and the finial of the lid is in the shape of a flower bud. The spout is repaired with pewter. Painted decorations in blue. On the kettle there are two major scenes of the grape harvest in cartouches.

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Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Delftware
Object type
Kettle
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Kettle
  • Stand
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Earthenware
Brief description
Kettle with cover and stand, tin-glazed earthenware moulded in floral rococo shapes, painted decoration in blue, made at the factory "Het Oude Moriaanshooft", Delft, 1761-70
Physical description
Kettle with cover and a stand, moulded in floral rococo shapes. The body of the kettle has tordated fluting. The handle and stand are built up from rococo C-scrolls. The top of the kettle, lid and stand, are decorated with moulded leafs, and the finial of the lid is in the shape of a flower bud. The spout is repaired with pewter. Painted decorations in blue. On the kettle there are two major scenes of the grape harvest in cartouches.
Dimensions
  • Overall height: 34.5cm
  • Kettle width: 23.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'GVS' and '5' (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Kettle on a stand
under the ownership of Geertruij Verstelle, made at the factory "Het Oude Moriaanshooft", Delft, Netherlands 1761-70
Mark: 'GVS' and '5', painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration

133toB-1887 Formerly Fétis collection

This is a kettle for hot water, used for making tea in a much smaller teapot. This type of object was more commonly made of silver.
Object history
Formerly Fétis collection. This is a kettle for hot water, used for making tea in a much smaller teapot. This type of object was more commonly made of silver.
Production
Geertruij Verstelle was owner of "Het Oude Moriaanshooft" from 1761 until 1770.
Bibliographic references
  • The Hague. 1999. pp. 200, ill. 205 p. Catalogue entry 76.
  • The Hague. 1999. pp.198-211
  • Van Dam 2004, p. 181, fig. 127
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
133&A-1887

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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