N° d'objet
59/244
Description
This wrought iron kettle tilter, or 'idleback', would have hung from a chimney crane or hanger so that the kettle could be tipped without removing it from the fire. It is Sussex-made and dates from the eighteenth century.
Description physique
1 kettle tilter: metal, wrought iron
Historique d'archive
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 15. Kettle-tilter. ('Idleback'). Wrought iron. English (Sussex): 18th. century.'
Lieu de création
Sussex
Date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Période de création
Eighteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Technique
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3101.tif - High resolution image
