- Museum number
- S52
S52A
S52B - Object
- Tea kettle, lamp and stand, silver, fruitwood handle, William Shaw and William Preist, London, 1755/56
- Description
- Tea Kettle with stand and lamp. Invverted or pear shape or dropped bottom, body contracted below: upper part chased and repoussee with scrolls and flowers: curved spout: leaf moulded wiyh ----- ovsal cartouche: swing handles with scroll sides, the grip wrapped with wicker-work. Lid domed and chased, with pine cone knop. Central cartouche engraved later with Holburne arms wiyhin a roccocco cartouche. Kettle attached by hinge to stand. Stand a pierced ring, on three scroll feet with hanging floral festoons: a separate container also marked with moulded rim and set-in lid for liqued and wick is also marked.
- Materials
- Silver
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- Drinking Accessories
Stand
Lamp - Dimensions
- regular: 27.0cm (h) x 19.0cm (l) x 38.0cm (w)
Tea kettle, lamp and stand
William Shaw and William Preist (active about 1749–1759), London
Silver, fruitwood handle
1755/56
S52
Tea is our National Drink. It’s drunk by everyone. In the eighteenth century it was an expensive luxury. To drink it was to make a statement about how rich and fashionable you were. It was responsibility of the mistress of the house to make and serve the tea. She held the key for the tea chest. Green tea was initially preferred but by the 1720s, cheaper black tea had become more popular. Boiling water was supplied from a tea kettle.
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