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Firkin

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1899

GUSN

GUSN-60449

Description

Round, wooden bucket that tapers to the mouth with a flat lid and bail handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buckets (vessels)
wood (plant material)
Firkin
Firkin

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 (H), 8 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3471

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