Fire Bucket, "George Harrison"

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Description:

While some buckets featured remarkable decoration and artistry, many were quite simple. This bucket is like many which belonged to individual citizens. It is marked only with the name of its owner, George Harrison, painted on an arched banner. This served as identification so that he might reclaim his bucket after a fire was over.

Note: Buckets G19, G23, G30, G39, G41, G42, G48, G53, G103, G107, G122, and G123 all fit this pattern, featuring a name and sometimes a year, with minimal additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Fire Fighting

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0233.0273Catalog Number: 2005.0233.0273Accession Number: 2005.0233

Object Name: bucket, fire

Physical Description: leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 21.59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5d55-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1340784

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.