Urn
ca. 1700 (made)
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This hot water urn was used for re-filling tea and coffee pots when the fashion for drinking tea took hold in the late 17th century. The design follows silver examples.
Each lobe on this urn was rolled in sheet-form through a patterned die to create the decoration of flowers and stalks, and then shaped into lobes over a stake and soldered together. The inside has been coated with tin to protect the water from the harmful effects of the copper.
Each lobe on this urn was rolled in sheet-form through a patterned die to create the decoration of flowers and stalks, and then shaped into lobes over a stake and soldered together. The inside has been coated with tin to protect the water from the harmful effects of the copper.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gilt metal |
| Brief description | Gilt metal urn with two handles, mounted on three scroll feet and with three taps, Dutch, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Urn formed of 6 vertically tapering lobes, with two cast handles, mounted on three scroll feet and with three taps. The lower half of the body decorated with a desnsely stamped, foliate pattern. |
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| Object history | Each lobe on this Dutch hot-water urn was rolled through a patterned die, shaped over a stake and soldered together. The inside has been coated with tin to protect the water from the harmful effects of the copper. The design follows silver examples that became popular when the fashion for drinking tea took hold in the late 17th century. |
| Summary | This hot water urn was used for re-filling tea and coffee pots when the fashion for drinking tea took hold in the late 17th century. The design follows silver examples. Each lobe on this urn was rolled in sheet-form through a patterned die to create the decoration of flowers and stalks, and then shaped into lobes over a stake and soldered together. The inside has been coated with tin to protect the water from the harmful effects of the copper. |
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| Accession number | 4288&A-1857 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2004 |
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