Object Details
Manufacturer
A.E.G. (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft), founded 1883
Designer
Peter Behrens, (German, 1868–1940)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Eight-sided teapot with small, separate domed lid, all of plated metal with a hammered texture; curved tapering spout on one side, circular outlet for electrical plug on opposite side; on smooth circular foot; inverted U-shaped wooden handle rapped in rattan at top; wood knob on lid.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Fund through gift of A. Theodore Dell
Date
1908
Accession Number
1984-71-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
teakettle
Type
teakettle
Medium
silver-plated metal, rattan, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21 × 17 × 11.7 cm (8 1/4 × 6 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
manufactured in
Berlin, Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1984-71-1-a_b