Pot

Description:

Pit-bottom kettle on three circular feet with wire bail handle looped around S-shaped lugs or ears; narrow, square-rimmed, flared lip and tapered sides. Cast-in raised number "89" on bottom exterior. No additional marks.

Date Made: ca 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Used: United States: CaliforniaPlace Made: United States: California

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.64.0977Catalog Number: 64.0977Accession Number: 253781

Object Name: pot

Physical Description: iron, cast (kettle material)Measurements: overall: 8 7/8 in x 12 in x 11 in; 22.5425 cm x 30.48 cm x 27.94 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-f715-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_305346

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