Tea kettle case
Date1748-1749
OriginEngland, London
MediumLeather, spruce wood, wool, paper, copper alloy, iron alloy, sealing wax
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 × 12 9/16 × 10 3/16 in (42.5 × 31.9 × 25.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-264,3
DescriptionShaped leather case with two hinged quarter-sections decorated on the exterior with tooled borders and crown and rose designs with interior lining of green baize over marbled paper. Remnants of sealing wax are on exterior of case.ProvenanceSee 1962-264,1 (Copy in object file)
1700-1720
1750-1800
1750-1790
3rd quarter 18th c.
late nineteenth century
1788-1810
1750-1775