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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Miniature Teakettle
Object ID
G.00.03.1
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Miniature Teakettle
Description
Finely crafted miniature copper teakettle with tinned interior. Classic late 18th-early 19th c. kettle shape with round body, goose neck spout, hinged arched handle and fitted domed lid with globular knop.
Keyed/dovetail joint at back side. Handle attached to riveted tabs with elongated tomahawk bases. Fits in oval tin box G.00.03.2.
Lancaster County or region
Provenance
Ownership by donor's father, William A. Heitshu. Donor believes she was told teakettle was a salesman's sample.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Food Processing T&E
Object Name
Sample, Sales
Material
Copper, Tin
Height (in)
2.875
Width (in)
2.875
Diameter (in)
1.875
Dimension Details
Width includes spout.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-12
Condition Notes
Few signs of wear or corrosion. Minor abrasions.
Object ID
G.00.03.1
Credit
Gift of Martha Munster, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.00.03
Images
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