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Spider

Object Name:
Spider
Object ID:
1978.079.12
Description:
Cooking pan (spider), cast iron. Wide, shallow pan with curved sides. Flat-top rim. Three cast iron legs about 1.6" long, flat inside surface, semi-circular outside surface. Mold flashing across bottom 4.5" long. Cast handle, 6" long, tapered with flat top, semi-circular bottom edge with slight bottom rib near body. Flat chamfer in bottom at end. Most of paper label, stained, rectangular with clipped corners, red border: "A 51b". Red painted number on bottom, possibly "f [ ] - 1c".
Material:
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
H-3.7 L-13.9 Dia-7.9 inches
Provenance:
From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
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