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CAS 0389-0984A-D   CAS 0389-0984A-D; Teapot with lid and warming stand (4 pieces)
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Teapot with lid and warming stand (4 pieces)
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Global Region Europe
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Brass; Tin
Description A: Brass stand consisting of 2 upright arms with brackets for holding teapot (CAS 0389-0984C,D) and horizontal bar at bottom with cutout center for holding small brass warming burner (CAS 0389-0984B); B: Jar-shaped oil burner for warming teapot, including hinged lid, removable wick over brass rod; And small lever for adjusting height of wick; C: Flat-bottomed teapot with flaring lower body, low shoulder, and wide, tapering shoulder; Bail handle attached at rim; S-shaped spout attached at shoulder; Pair of projecting brass prongs attached opposite each other at shoulder for suspending teapot on stand (CAS 0389-0984A); D: Removable lid with high dome; Interior of teapot is tinned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = A=18.8; B=8.9; C=14.9; D=7.0 , Width = A=17.2; B=7.2; C=23.5, Max Diam = D=7.5, Length = A=25.2; B=8.8; C=23.5