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Tea Kettle

1820-1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea kettle and stand made of iron, tinned and japanned. Decorated with oriental scenes, the kettle sits on a warming stand, complete with a candle called 'The Burglar's Horror'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Kettle
  • Stand
  • Burner
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Iron, tinned and japanned
Brief description
Tea kettle and stand, iron, tinned and japanned, decorated with oriental scenes, Pontypool, 1820s
Physical description
Tea kettle and stand made of iron, tinned and japanned. Decorated with oriental scenes, the kettle sits on a warming stand, complete with a candle called 'The Burglar's Horror'.
Gallery label
(07/1994)
TEA KETTLE AND STAND, iron, tinned and japanned, Wales; 1820s

From Pontypool, a centre for tin plate manufacture, and famous for this kind of ware. Decorated with oriental scenes. The kettle sits on a warming stand, complete with a candle called 'The Burglar's Horror'. Japanning was a European method of imitating oriental lacquer.

Museum No. M.424-1924
Collection
Accession number
M.424-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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