Canteen
Canteen
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- Description
- U.S. Regulation tin canteen, Model 1858. Flattened spherical, bullseye or corrugated canteen with cylindrical spout and three equidistant small brackets for the carrying strap or sling at the shoulders and bottom. Folded seam around perimeter. Painted black. Old, rectangular paper label adhered to one side is inscribed (in ink) "Harlins(?) Canteen / Carried thru the / Civil War 1862 / 1865 (flourish)" and (in pencil, by a different hand) "Metcalf Albi(on?) N(?)". No other marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- canteen
- date made
- ca 1860 - 1865
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- tin (overall material)
- pewter (spout material)
- paint (exterior material)
- paper (label material)
- ink (label material)
- graphite (label material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/8 in x 8 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 7.9375 cm x 22.225 cm x 19.05 cm
- ID Number
- DL.257491.0066
- catalog number
- 257491.0066
- accession number
- 257491
- Credit Line
- Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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