1981.35.41.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Teapot. Antique samovar, silver plated. Stands on a low pedestal; with two wooden handles. Crest incised; and inscription. For the full set of parts of the silver plated antique samovar see [1981.35.41 .1 - 1981.35.41 .4] [RM [OPS move] 22/7/2016]

Long description

Silver plated samover. The main body [1.] of the samovar consists of a vessel on a low pedestal with four feet and two wooden handles. Approximately a third of the way up the main body is a spout with tap for extracting the boiling water. Inside the main body is a fixed central section where the heat would be transferred from coals placed inside it to the water surrounding it. There is a small ill-fitting metal lid [.2] with loop central handle which would be placed on top of the central section [.1]. A lid or collar [.3] is placed on top of the main body of the samovar. This lid or collar bears an incised crest and an inscription giving the name of the maker and location of manufacture - the samovar was made at the Batashev family metalworks in Tula, Russia. On top of the lid or collar sits a support [.4] upon which would be placed a tea pot. [MdeA 23/5/2005]

Geographical reference

Russia

Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia

Tula

Cultural groups

European Russian

Person

Field collector Anne Elizabeth Pennington

PRM source Anne Elizabeth Pennington

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1980

Date collected

1960 - 1980

Acquisition information

Bequeathed: 1981

Materials and processes

Material Silver Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Plated, Process Incised, Process Inscribed

Dimensions

Height 444 mm total, Width: max 330 mm total, Diameter: max 270 mm total, Height: max 375 mm, Width: max 330 mm, Diameter: max 270 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1981.35.41.1

Research and responses

See Related Documents File for drawing of different sections of a samovar. [MdeA 23/5/2005]

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Writing, Tea Accessory, Inscription, Food Accessory