Tea kettle
19th century
Object PlaceGermany (?)
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, silver gilt, and fruitwood
Dimensions17.7 x 16.2 x 12.4 cm (6 15/16 x 6 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession number51.765a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)
18th century
1800–25
1809–19
mid-19th century
about 1770–90 (?)
19th century
mid-20th century
about 1820
about 1830
18th century
17th century
about 1440