Hot water kettle with cover

probably Het Oude Moriaenshooft (Old Moor's Head Factory) Dutch

Factory owner Period of Gertruij Verstelle

1761–69

Not on view

The shape of the spirally fluted kettle derives from silver or pewter examples but was much less practical since over time ceramics do not withstand the high temperatures required for boiling water. The water, kept warm on the spirit burner, was necessary to dilute the very strong tea brewed in small tea pots. Thus, this kettle may have been purely ornamental rather than a utilitarian object.

Gertruij Verstelle owned the Old Moor's Head factory from 1761 to 1769 and was responsible for outstanding, colorful works produced in the Rococo style.

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Title: Hot water kettle with cover
Maker: probably Het Oude Moriaenshooft (Old Moor's Head Factory) (Dutch, 1761–1769)
Factory owner: Period of Gertruij Verstelle (owner 1761–1769)
Date: 1761–69
Culture: Dutch, Delft
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Height (.98–.100): 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
Object Number: 94.4.98a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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