Miniature Teakettle
National Museum of American History

Miniature Teakettle

ca 1800-1830

iron, cast (pot, cover material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Turnip-form teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in ears on its high, rounded shoulder for the arched, wire bail handle; three conical feet. Stepped, molded cover with broken end of a cast-in wire loop handle at center. Both pieces are hollow cast: cover has single gate mark on top; kettle has horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout with single gate mark on bottom exterior. No additional marks.

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