Miniature Skillet

Description:

Miniature skillet or frying pan. Cast iron. Round flat-bottomed bowl, short walls with small out-turned lip. Handle has curved end with teardrop-shaped hanging hole. No mark. Part of accessories that accompany a doll's stove (DL*61.1061A) called "The Doll" (see DL*61.1061A-O).

Maker is Rikeman & Seymour of Peekskill, NY.

Date Made: after 1850

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Toys, Cooking

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.61.1061FCatalog Number: 61.1061FAccession Number: 115031

Object Name: skillet, miniatureOther Terms: Fry Pan; Toys

Physical Description: cast iron (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 6 in x 3 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.255 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-96c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318674

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