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Kettle

Object Name:
Kettle
Object ID:
2010.029.01
Date:
1800-1825
Description:
Kettle, cast iron. From the Fogg-Rollins House, Exeter, NH. Cylindrical body with flared rim, tapered sides, and rounded bottom. Two mold seams on bottom. Curved wrought iron handle; square cross section, 0.5" x 0.5". Three legs.
Material:
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
H-13.3 W-19.5 Dia-18 inches
Provenance:
One of a group of objects selected from the Fogg-Rollins House in Exeter, NH. Built during the late 18th century, this historic house site, home to six generations of the Fogg and Rollins families, was left in trust by Beatrice A. Rollins (1902-1995) to be established as a museum documenting the Fogg and Rollins families. Working with the NH Attorney General, the Fogg-Rollins trustees determined that there were neither sufficient assets nor public support for establishing a house museum, so sought to divide the property among interested museums and historical agencies in New Hampshire. The House contained the accumulation of six generations of family members, focusing on life in rural mid 19th-century Exeter. These objects selected by NHHS document early to mid 19th-century domestic life and trade as well as late 19th-century recreation and tourism.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Fogg-Rollins Charitable Trust
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