Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
aluminum and wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 5/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (24.4 x 31.4 x 26.7 cm)
Description
A five-quart cast aluminum kettle with a wooden handle. The body of the kettle is round, with the spout cast with the body. A small oval opening is placed on top of the spout, opening by pulling a rusted screw on the left side of the opening. The back of the opening is hinged and attached to the handle, with has metal arms and a turned wooden handle. A large circular opening on top of the kettle opens by lifting up and swiveling the lid sideways toward the back of the body. Text is imprinted on the bottom of the body and the interior of the small spout opening. The text on the bottom is largely illegible from heavy use of the kettle, but includes the following: "5QT / COLONIAL DESIGN / SAFETY FILL / CAST ALUMINUM / ERIE PA [illegible] / [illegible] SEPT [illegible] / [illegible]".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
kettles
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Cooking and dining
Millinery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number
2010.6.28
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5753adf85-3a2e-450e-b8ff-5eea8914ea73

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