Stew stoves allow the cook to stand while preparing sauces and other foods. A Roman stove display at the Museum of London is seen at the link below. Different sized copper pans were made to fit the various sized grates. The 4 hole stove at the Hermann-Grima House in New Orleans is still used weekly and classes are offered on a regular basis. Current exciting restorations at Jefferson's Monticello and Poplar Forest show how long a range of stew stoves can be. The designs were used by Francois Cervillies (Castrol Stove) and Count Rumford, but eventually replaced by iron enclosed stoves. The picture of a two hole stew stove is from Hampton Nt. Historic Site, Md. and detailed pictures can be seen at last link on this page.
CA Old House. Hopedale. [set kettle]
DC Octagon House. Washington DC [stew stove]
LA Hermann-Grima House. New Orleans [potager]
LA Hermann-Grima House. New Orleans. article
MD Hampton Nt. Historic Site. Towson [stew stove]
MD Hampton Nt. Historic Site. Towson. article
MA Amherst College Emily Dickinson Homestead. Amherst [set kettle]
MA Hancock Shaker Village [set kettle]
MA Old Tavern Farm B&B. Greenfield [set kettle]
MA Dwellings 1790-1840. Sutton [set kettle]
MA John Allen Farm. Sturbridge [set kettle]
ME Harrington House. Freeport [set kettle]
NH Col. Paul Wentworth House. Rollingsford [set kettle]
NH Rundlet-May House. Portsmouth [stew stove]
NC Old Salem. picture 9 [stove]
PA Ephrata Cloister. Ephrata [soup hearths]
PA Old Economy Village. Ambridge [cauldrons]
VA Colonial Williamsburg. Governor's Palace Kitchen [stew stove]
VA Monticello. Charlottesville [stew stove, set kettle]
VA Poplar Forest. Lynchburg [stew stove, set kettle]
France. Musée de la Ferme et des Vieux Métiers. Normady
France. Le Potager restaurant. Durfort
France. Potager with rosewood doors
Germany. Nymphenburg Castle. Munich
Articles
Food for thought
The French Connection: Stew Stoves in America
Earthen Camp Kitchen
History of stoves
Set kettle, boiler, or wash boiler
VA Monticello. Charlottesville
VA Monticello. Charlottesville
VA Monticello. Charlottesville [stew stove, set kettle]
VA Poplar Forest. Lynchburg
Roman stove display. Museum of London
Picture of the Month: Hampton. Towson, Md. closeup pictures
