Travelling kettle and stand with burner

Designer: Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904

Manufacturer: J. W. Hukin and J. T. Heath (attributed)

1878

Copper [originally electroplated silver]

10 3/4 inches (27.4 cm) high

"Engraved with a japanesque design of plants birds and butterllies, impressed with registered design mark for 6th May, The kettle was originally electroplated silver, and traces of this remain around the lid and handle." [Spring '99]

Compare Dresser's other Japanesque designs, including a silver tea pot for the same maker and a rivetted square teapot for Benham & Froud, London. [GPL]

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