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Tea kettle, stand and lamp
Bullet shaped tea kettle, engraved on one side with the arms of Lyster (ermine, on a fess, three mullets), quartering Hughes of Moynes (a chevron between three fleur-de-lys), and another (three animals heads erased) in a lozenge within a cartouche of scrolls. The shoulder engraved with billets, scrolls, and masks around a flush-hinged cover with a beaded bun finial, all the engraving is worn, a plain collared spout and a large hinged bail handle encased in wicker. The stand rests on three scroll legs with hoof feet, supporting the frame into which the kettle fits, the spirit lamp fits below.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51119
Creation/Production
Swift, John.
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 22
Height
(in): 8
Height
(cm): 9
Height
(in): 3
Length
(cm): 22.9
Length
(in): 9
Length
(cm): 18.5
Length
(in): 7
Width
(cm): 16.5
Width
(in): 6
Height
(cm): 30.5
Height
(in): 12
Weight
(gr): 1510.8
Weight
(troy): 48
volume:3 1/4 pts
Material
silver, sterling standard
wicker
Location
In store
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