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Two part cylindrical ice bucket or cooler with interior glass liner. Cylindrical cover (C) fits inside base (B) and over and around glass liner (A). IInterior of both cover and base is pewter or lead covered by a soft, woody material (bamboo or cork?), and an exterior layer of red fabric. The cover has a additional layer of white material around sides and a white, fabric strap handle across top.
ice buckets (food service containers)
glass (material)
metal
wood (plant material)
cloth
Bucket, Ice
Bucket, Ice
Used At Cooper-Frost-Austin House (Cambridge, Mass.),
Unknown
7 1/2 (H), 5 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
1982.229A-C
Title Ice Bucket Accession Number 1941.374AB
Title Ice Bucket or Cooler Accession Number 1940.395A-C
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