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Caster or Cruet stand

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1790-1820

GUSN

GUSN-8458

Description

Painted and decorated treen castor or cruet stand, with center baluster, two tiers, nail and peg construction, square-headed nails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cruet stands
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Federal
Painted
Federal
Wood
Stand, Cruet

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 2/5 (H), 7 7/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.661

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