Pot
- Title:
- Cast Iron Pot
- Object Name:
- Pot
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1700-1800
- Material:
- Cast Iron
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
- Description:
- Cast iron pot with three legs and a handle. Pot is in a pot bellied shape with three decorative lines around the outside and a simple semi circle handle.
- Provenance:
- Cast iron pots were considered essential where most foods were cooked over an open fire. They could retain more heat and keep food warmer, longer. Almost every household had one pot, but they did not represent a major investment. Iron pots, in a useful way, measured a household's wealth during the Revolutionary period when the value of money fluctuated widely.
- Place of Origin:
- Probably United States
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 1986.109
- Accession Number:
- 1986.109
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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