Tea urn
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
copper, brass & bone
Measurements
420 x 360 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 289709
Summary
Squat copper tea salamander (samovar?) of urn form on a stem and quadruped base. A spout and tap project on one side of the urn, handles fastened to the shoulders. The handles are of bone on cast S-curve mounts. The rim is fluted with an indented edge and the cover has raised lobes rising to the finial. Bone ring on top.