430 On the Construction of Kite/ten 



secondly, by wedging it both above and below with 

 very thin wedges made of narrow pieces of sheet iron, 

 and by filling up the vacuities above and below with 

 good cement 



The cover of this stewpan, which is of earthen-ware 

 (or porcelain), is made of a peculiar form. It has a 

 kind of foot instead of a handle, which serves for sup- 

 porting it when it is taken off 'from the stewpan and 

 laid down in an inverted position. By means of this 

 simple contrivance it is rendered less liable to be dirtied 

 on the inside and of communicating dirt to the victuals. 



If an earthen stewpan of the form represented in this 

 figure be made of good materials, that is to say, of a 

 proper mixture of the different earths well worked, 

 and if its bottom be made thin and of equal thickness in 

 every part of it that is exposed to the fire, there is little 

 doubt, I think, of its standing the heat of a register- 

 stove or of a small portable kitchen furnace; and, if 

 this should be the case, I should certainly never think 

 of recommending any other kitchen utensils in prefer- 

 ence to these. 



It appears to me to be very probable that unglazed 

 Wedgewood's ware would be as good a material as 

 could be found for these stewpans. The intelligent 

 gentleman who directs Mr. Wedgewood's manufactory 

 caused several of them to be made after drawings which 

 I gave him, and those I found, upon trial, to answer 

 very well. 



If it should be found that kitchen utensils, con- 

 structed and fitted up, or mounted, on the principles 

 here pointed out, should answer as well as there is 

 reason to expect, as nothing would be easier than to 

 make earthen boilers with steam-rims and to form 



