Artist/Maker Tiffany & Co. (founded 1837)

Teakettle-on-stand

ca. 1865

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Silver, wood

Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 in. ( 27.3 x 17.1 x 12.7 cm )

Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich

1944.40a-c

This teakettle-on-stand belonged to James P. Fagan, the grandfather of the donor.

DescriptionSpun silver teakettle-on-stand with a burner; squat, inverted pear-shaped body on a plain, vertically applied footring; applied, Greek-key band around the center; lid hinged on the side, raised in the center to a turned wooden knop finial; slightly curved spout with a heart shaped lip, gadrooning around the base gathered to an oval terminal; three part bail handle, center wooden; handle pivots on cast hinges attached to the body with heart-shaped joints; kettle joins to the stand with cylindrical hinges, half on the base of the kettle, half on the top of the molded and stepped circular stand; stamped Greek-key border around the edge; four cast rat-tail scrolled legs with a leaf in the center of each knee; curved and pointed skirts between each leg with foliate scroll punch work and applied, cast bead borders; round hook on the reverse attaches to two chains holding cylindrical hinge pins; cylindrical burner with a cotton wick; engraved, "J P F" in script below the lid hinge; makers' marks on the base of the kettle.

Markingsengraved: below lid hinge: "J P F" in script stamped: on base: "TIFFANY & CO" in a banner above "782" over "ENGLISH STERLING/ 925-1000" in a conforming rectangle between two "M" in gothic script in ovals over"5731" above "550 BROADWAY" in a banner

ClassificationsSILVER