Gourd-form Tea Kettle
1844-1854
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Gourd-form Tea Kettle
1844-1854
Physical Qualities
Iron, copper lid, 6 3/8 H x 9 3/8 Diam. in.
Credit Line
Bequest of Sylvia G. Straton, Rhinebeck, New York
Object Number
2002.737
An excellent example of mingei or folkware, the kettle used for preparing tea (chanoyu) is in the form of a gourd with two small loop handles
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest , 2002; Sylvia G. Straton, Rhinebeck, New York
