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Kettle

Object Details

Description
Cooking pot on three, triangular feet with a flared lip, bulbous body and forged bail handle looped around triangular lugs or ears. Flat cover with high arched handle riveted in place. Pot is hollow cast with three fillets, one around lip and two around body, the lowest one is a horizontal seam; two vertical seams on upper half and single gate mark on bottom exterior. No other marks on pot or cover.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Date made
1700-1775
date made
1770-1850
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Physical Description
iron, cast (pot material)
iron, wrought (cover material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 15.5575 cm x 17.4625 cm x 15.5575 cm
Object Name
pot
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