Canister and lid
Date1750-1800
Maker
Unknown
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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1750-1800
c. 1760-1761
c. 1790-1797
1750-1800
Possibly 1775-1800, with later alterations
1770-1780
1760-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1750-1800
1760-1780