Sugar Bucket (Firkin)

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1840 - 1870

ID Number

1977.0275.03

accession number

1977.0275

catalog number

1977.0275.03

Object Name

bucket, covered

Physical Description

cedar, white (staves; top; bottom material)

ash (hoops; cover sides material)

copper (rivets material)

paint (exterior finish material)

Measurements

overall: 11 1/8 in x 13 in x 12 3/8 in; 28.2575 cm x 33.02 cm x 31.4325 cm

place made

United States: New England

United States: Massachusetts, Hingham

place used

United States: New Hampshire

place collected

United States: New Hampshire, Hollis

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Work

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Daily Life

Food Culture

Household Tools and Equipment

Sugar

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4941-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_318412