Object Detail
Description
pedestal kettle on stand. in an oval shape mounted with a horizontal spout and tap, the tap with a wooden revolving handle. The kettle with a fixed handle covered with reed, with a removable lid mounted with a bone handle and silver finial, the lid engraved with a crown and hoof motif, the body engraved to one side with a (probably) contemporary coat of arms, the kettle rests on afitted oval stand with four hoof feet supporting a central removable double wick burner, the top and side of the burner engraved with a crown and a hoof motif, by John Schofield made in London 1795.
Maker and role
silversmith: John Schofield (English, active Post 1776-1796)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1795
circa 1835
circa 1835
Media description
Sterling silver, bone, reed, wood
Measurements
kettle: 245 x 315 mm
stand: 149 x 203 mm
burner: 45 x 92 mm
total wt: 768g
stand: 149 x 203 mm
burner: 45 x 92 mm
total wt: 768g
Inscriptions
Crown and hoof motif coat of arms
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection and Christine Bell
Accession number
A1254
TJC reference number
5117
