[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
59/254
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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 English-made and dates from the eighteenth century.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 kettle tilter: iron
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 44. Kettle-tilter. Wrought iron. English: 18th century.'
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
England
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3102.tif - High resolution image
