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LicenseCurved rectangular pewter hot water bottle with screw cap and
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Curved rectangular pewter hot water bottle with screw cap and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Curved rectangular pewter hot water bottle with screw cap and attached ring handle at one corner, covered in chased patterns and engraved birds and foliage, probably French, 1751-1810
Made of pewter, an alloy of tin and lead, this hot-water bottle is engraved with birds and plants and has a curved shape to fit close against the body.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A89203
- Materials:
- pewter
- Measurements:
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overall: 103 mm x 155 mm x 26 mm, .52kg
- type:
- hot-water bottle
- credit:
- Carnavalet, A.
