Object number
59/254
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 English-made and dates from the eighteenth century.
Physical description
1 kettle tilter: iron
Archival history
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.'
Production place
England
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3102.tif - High resolution image
