Coal Carrier

Description:

Rectangular, scoop-shaped pan with flat, punchwork-decorated, hinged lid and metal-wrapped, wire loop handle. Lid has bent edges that fit over the pan when closed, and features a design of a diamond inside two concentric circles with crosslets or plus signs in the corners, all punched from the outside. Pan is made from one piece, its corners cut, folded and riveted. Handle riveted to back side of pan. No marks.

Date Made: ca 1845

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Preston R. Bassett

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0568.571Catalog Number: 1979.0568.571Accession Number: 1979.0568

Object Name: carrier, coal

Physical Description: tinned sheet iron (overall material)iron wire (handle material)Measurements: overall: 3 in x 14 3/8 in x 5 5/8 in; 7.62 cm x 36.5125 cm x 14.2875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-681b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1459752

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