Created by
Unidentified
Date
1840s-1850s
Medium
wood, metal, thread
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 11 × 5 1/4 in. (29.2 × 27.9 × 13.3 cm)
Description
A wooden drum-shaped canteen with two spouts. Drum-shaped, flat sides are the front and back, meant to sit on four metal feet on one side of curved end, opposite two spouts. Two metal cylindrical spouts on top side (rounded-edge), one is larger that the other. Handles on PL and PR sides (rounded edge), metal made into loops (loop on one side has thread tied around it). Strips of metal lining the perimeter on the front and the back.
Place collected
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment
Type
canteens (containers)
Topic
American South
Cooking and dining
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.86
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0e4b4a9-0058-4733-89f9-44d65b9f3df9

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