Tea kettle burner
Edward Feline (fl.1720)
Category
Silver
Date
1746 - 1747
Materials
Silver
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936010.2
Summary
Silver lamp frame and lamp accompanying tea kettle, DUN/S/472, a, by Edward Feline, 1746/47. The frame is 'in the form of a shaped open ring with eight leaf-shaped panels with scrolling geometric pierced decoration in the apron. The three leaf-capped scrolling legs terminate in cast raffle-leaf feet. Three shaped stretchers are soldered to the central burner which comprises a baluster shaped bottle, raised and soldered in sections, with an aperture for a wick and a detachable cover' Silver lamp frame and lamp accompanying tea kettle, DUN/S/472, a, by Edward Feline, 1746/47. The frame is 'in the form of a shaped open ring with eight leaf-shaped panels with scrolling geometric pierced decoration in the apron. The three leaf-capped scrolling legs terminate in cast raffle-leaf feet. Three shaped stretchers are soldered to the central burner which comprises a baluster shaped bottle, raised and soldered in sections, with an aperture for a wick and a detachable cover' (Lomax and Rothwell, 'Country House Silver from Dunham Massey', 2006, pp. 94).
Provenance
Previously on loan to the National Trust by the Rt Hon. Lord Deramore and became the property of the National Trust on his death in 2006. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Dunham Massey, 2008.
Makers and roles
Edward Feline (fl.1720), silversmith