Canister and lid

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Status

On view

Date1750-1800

Maker Unknown

Geography Possibly made - United StatesPossibly made - England

Medium/TechniqueTinned sheet iron, paint

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/8 in. × 8 1/2 in. (33.97 cm × 21.59 cm) Overall (with lid): 14 1/2 in. × 8 1/2 in. × 8 1/2 in. (36.83 cm × 21.59 cm × 21.59 cm)

Credit LinePurchase. Mrs. J. Scott Laughton, Regent and Vice Regent for Pennsylvania, by exchange, 2019

Object numberW-2875/A-B

DescriptionSheet-iron storage canister with cover. Cylindrical form with angled shoulder and cover fitting tightly over outer edge of mouth. Retains traces of original brown paint.
Published ReferencesMargaret Brown Klapthor and Howard Alexander Morrison. G. Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. p. 148.

Hanry J. Kauffman. Early American Ironware: Cast and Wrought. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1966. p. 142.

Markingspaper label on inside of lid: "V"; paper Peter family label on outside rim: "310"

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