AN AMERICAN SILVER HOT WATER KETTLE ON STAND

Durgin division of Gorham, date mark for 1927

The tapering vasiform body with a domed hinged lid below a fixed molded handle chased with bellflower capped panels, the rear one initialled, on a circular spreading foot with a molded band of acanthus leaves, the conforming circular base with chased reeded and leafage-capped H-shaped uprights and a central burner. Marked under kettle GORHAM/ [Durgin trademark]/ STERLING/ 3306/ 3 Pts./ J E CALDWELL & CO. H: 13-1/2 in., total wt.: 45 oz.