Milk Pail
Milk Pail
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- Description
- Tapered cylindrical pail partially covered by a slanted shield with a square, hinged-lid spout soft-soldered at center that has a brass wire cloth or mesh strainer. Wire bail handle is looped around the ends of the wire reinforcing the rim front; arched, molded strap assist or lifting handle is soft-soldered opposite spout near bottom. Pail made in three parts, the body has two vertical folded seams and the flat bottom has a soft-soldered folded edge. Rim, shield and handle have molded wire edges; all edges of spout and hinge are plain. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- pail, milk
- pail
- date made
- late 19th or early 20th century
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- tin (overall material)
- iron wire (rims; handle material)
- brass (strainer material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 7/8 in x 9 5/8 in x 10 in; 17.4625 cm x 24.4475 cm x 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- DL.251349.0227
- catalog number
- 251349.227
- 251349.227
- 251349.0227
- accession number
- 251349
- 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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