Teakettle
Workshop of Peter Archambo, English (active London), active c. 1720 - 1767
Geography:
Made in London, England, Europe
Date:
c. 1720-1724Medium:
Silver; wood handleDimensions:
5 3/4 × 7 5/8 × 4 1/4 inches (14.6 × 19.4 × 10.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1959-151-9Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Widener Dixon and George D. Widener, 1959
Made in London, England, Europe
Date:
c. 1720-1724Medium:
Silver; wood handleDimensions:
5 3/4 × 7 5/8 × 4 1/4 inches (14.6 × 19.4 × 10.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 274, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:1959-151-9Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Widener Dixon and George D. Widener, 1959
Label:
This teakettle, part of a service, bears the cipher of James Logan (1674-1751), one of the most influential leaders in the Delaware Valley during the early eighteenth century. An Irish-born Quaker, Logan met William Penn---the founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania---while teaching school in Bristol, England. He impressed Penn with his skill in mathematics and languages (he was fluent in Latin, Arabic, Greek, and Italian) and quickly became an entrusted confidant. He later became Penn's personal secretary, assuming management of all proprietary affairs after Penn's departure from Philadelphia in 1701. He also served as mayor of Philadelphia in 1722 and as chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1731. The house that Logan built in Philadelphia around 1730, Stenton, exists today as a historic house museum in Philadelphia.
This teakettle, part of a service, bears the cipher of James Logan (1674-1751), one of the most influential leaders in the Delaware Valley during the early eighteenth century. An Irish-born Quaker, Logan met William Penn---the founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania---while teaching school in Bristol, England. He impressed Penn with his skill in mathematics and languages (he was fluent in Latin, Arabic, Greek, and Italian) and quickly became an entrusted confidant. He later became Penn's personal secretary, assuming management of all proprietary affairs after Penn's departure from Philadelphia in 1701. He also served as mayor of Philadelphia in 1722 and as chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1731. The house that Logan built in Philadelphia around 1730, Stenton, exists today as a historic house museum in Philadelphia.
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