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Canister and lid

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Canister and lid
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In house Photography
Status
On view
Date1750-1800
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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