Water Kettle
John Gordon Rideout
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
John Gordon Rideout (American, 1898–1951). Water Kettle, ca. 1940. Magnalite metal, wood, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (21 x 27.3 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eric and Nannette Brill, 1998.184. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Water Kettle
Date
ca. 1940
Geography
Place manufactured: Sidney, Ohio, United States
Medium
Magnalite metal, wood
Classification
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (21 x 27.3 x 25.1 cm)
Markings
Incised on bottom: "WAGNER / WARE [these two lines share the "W"] / SIDNEY / - O - / [in script] Magnalite / 4135."
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Nannette Brill
Accession Number
1998.184
Frequent Art Questions
Is this kettle by Alessi?
This is a kettle designed by John Gordon Rideout around 1940 and manufactured by Wagner Manufacturing Company.Then maybe Alessi copied it...I have the kettle almost like this but smaller!It does look ahead of it's time, doesn't it?Yes, it really does!
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