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Pot

Object Details

Description
Small cooking pot on three, triangular feet with a flared lip, bulbous body and wire bail handle looped around triangular lugs or ears. Hollow cast with four irregularly-spaced fillets, one around rim and three around body, the lowest one is a horizontal seam; two vertical seams on upper half and single gate mark on bottom exterior. No additional marks.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1780-1850
late 18th-early 19th century
Physical Description
iron, cast (pot material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 15.875 cm x 20.955 cm x 17.145 cm
Object Name
pot
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