Small firkin with turned tapering body; thick band at base and top; pegs hold swing handle in place; fitted cover with interwoven laps; painted blue.
buckets (vessels)
cookware
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
maple (wood)
Maple
Painted
Firkin
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1991.570A,B
Unknown
4 (H), 4 1/8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.570AB
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