Numero oggetto
59/244
Descrizione
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.
Descrizione fisica
1 kettle tilter: metal, wrought iron
Storico archivio
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.'
Luogo di produzione
Sussex
Data
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Eighteenth century
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Tecnica
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3101.tif - High resolution image
