Water Kettle
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER
Wagner Manufacturing Company, 1891–1996
MEDIUM
Magnalite metal, wood
DATES
ca. 1940
DIMENSIONS
8 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (21 x 27.3 x 25.1 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Incised on bottom: "WAGNER / WARE [these two lines share the "W"] / SIDNEY / - O - / [in script] Magnalite / 4135."
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1998.184
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Eric and Nannette Brill
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Hemispherical, Magnalite metal water kettle with wooden handle; integral short squared spout molded into one side of neck; rounded top of kettle is a separate piece attached to the body, giving the appearance of a removable lid. Handle is an arched, flat piece of wood with rounded edges attached with screws to the "lid" above the spout and to the neck opposite the spout.
CONDITION: Fair; scratches, abrasions, and small dings all over metal; evidence of corrosion around spout opening, where "lid" and body are joined, on screws, and inside kettle; small scratches on wooden handle.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.184_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1998.184_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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