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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Kettle & Stand With Burner

Manufacturer Tiffany & Company (American, 1907 - 1933)

CultureAmerican

Date1910

MediumSilver | Ivory

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 x 6 x 5 1/4 in. (29.2 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm)

InscribedMarked on bottom: Tiffany & Co./Makers. 1193/Sterling Silver/925-.000/M (Moore)/2 pints. Monogrammed "MCR" (conjoined).

Credit LineGift of Baroness deLustrac

Object number81.122

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DescriptionCovered hot water kettle on stand with alcohol burner. Burner cover and part of handle are ivory. Hexagonal shaped base with two Art Nouveau style supports. Kettle has four projections to fit on stand so it will swing to pour. Kettle is also hexagonal and has an applied short spout and ivory and silver handle which terminateds in Art Nouveau devices. Matching cover with silver finial.

Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum", 6/15-8/6/89 SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, September 16, 1993-February 11, 1994 Published ReferencesEssays by David Revere McFadden, entries by Mark A. Clark. TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. Hudson Hills Press, New York, In Assocation with The American Federation of Arts and The Chrysler Museum. 1989: pp. 112-113, no. 77.