Extremely rare brass kettle made of one piece of brass. There are no joints and the forming was done completely wth a hammer. Signed W. Heyser, Chambersburg. From Horst Collection
(3 copies 1 one 5"x7", one 8"x8", the other 8"x10")
Mould, brass, for tablespoon b John Clark, 1825, for T. Osgood of Salem; brass mould; pewter teaspoon; late 18th century pewter spoon, back view. According to information on back of photo, "Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem Mass."
Note: Essex Institute merged with Peabody Museum of Salem to become Peabody Essex Museum in 1992.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. See note in description.
