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Fire Bucket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1805-1815

GUSN

GUSN-50635

Description

Of cylindrical form with leather handles. It is painted with a green ground, red rim and black reserves with an inscription.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buckets (vessels)
leather
painting (coating)
Leather
Painted
BUCKET, FIRE

Inscription

In the black reserve is: Newburyport Marine Insurance Company/1803.

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

20.25 x 9.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.70.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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