Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1981.057.013 ab |
Object Name |
Teakettle |
Title |
Copper Kettle |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Copper tea kettle and its matching lid, 19th-c. The kettle has an ovoid-shaped base and walls. The lid has a cork grip for the lift knob. There is a bent copper lift handle for the kettle. The spout is on an upward angle. The kettle has noticeable welds. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Unknown. Last owned by Adelaide Richter (neé McMurtrie) Owen Sound, Grey County. She had a family connection to the Wm. Kennedy family (that were involved with a foundry at Owen Sound) and the T. B. Dowsley family (that had a carriageworks, and later a hardware store at Owen Sound). Her parents were Mr. Ewen C. McMurtrie and his wife Marjorie (neé Kennedy), a daughter of Matthew Kennedy Sr. of Owen Sound. Matthew was a son of Wm. Kennedy Sr. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Copper |
Dimensions |
H-24.5 L-12.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Richter, M. Adelaide Dowsley, Thomas B. Kennedy, Matthew McMurtrie, Annie Marjorie |