Close-up of handle on copper tea kettle with " Ward, Hartford" stamped on it. Tea Kettle made by James Ward of Hartford, Ct. and in the collection of Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Valley Archive, Hartford, CT.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Photograph courtesy of Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Valley Archive.
The name John Getz is stamped on the handle of this copper tea kettle. Getz was a fine craftsman working in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is most famous for his tea kettles.