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LicenseHexagonal pewter hot water bottle with screw cap
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Hexagonal pewter hot water bottle with screw cap
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Hexagonal pewter hot water bottle with screw cap, cap has drop handle, sides covered with chasing and engraved animals and flowers, probably Austrian dated 1798
This hexagonal hot-water bottle is made of pewter and is engraved with a forest scene. The initials “MP” also appear on one panel. Once filled, the hot-water bottle would provided warmth and comfort for the user. The object is believed to have been produced in Austria.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A99796
- Materials:
- pewter
- Measurements:
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overall: 239 mm x 140 mm x 140 mm, .73kg
- type:
- hot-water bottle
- credit:
- Colli, G.
