Objekt 18
Kettle with rechaud
Description
The kettle has a very unusual heating system. A pipe runs diagonally through the kettle, with which the air heated by the flame in the rechaud additionally heats the water. The air can escape through the holes on the side.
Object description
Johann Ulrich III Fechter (1709-1765)
Basel, 1741-1765
Silver, chased, cast
Bequest Hans Burckhardt-Burckhardt, Basel
Inv. 1923.128.