Samovar (hot water urn)

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.2209.1.1
Artist/Maker:
Würth, Franz (1773 - 1831)
Date of production:
(presumably)
Inscription: fedelén beütött FW mesterjegy; bécsi városjegy elmosódott 1821-es (?)
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Materials: silver
Techniques: cast; chased decoration
Dimensions:
height: 46,6 cm

Samovar is a type of vessel for dispensing hot water for making tea, that enables the content to be dispensed without lifting or tilting the heavy piece. This item held a place on the sideboards of the wealthier classes from about the middle of the 18th century.

Literature

  • Neuwirth Waltraud: Wiener Silber: Namens- und Firmenpunzen, 1781-1866. magánkiadás, Wien, 2002. - 503-509