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Fire bucket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1834

GUSN

GUSN-17208

Description

Cylindrical form with straight sides curving into base. Leather covered rope handle attached to two rings at rim. Hand stitched throughout. Marked "H.G. OTIS./ 1834" in faded gold paint. Body painted in bronze green.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buckets (vessels)
stitching
iron (metal)
leather
painting (coating)
Leather
Iron
Painted
Hand Stitched
BUCKET, FIRE

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 7/8 (H), 8 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Accession Number

1928.10

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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