Bucket, Fire
- Object Name:
- Bucket, Fire
- Object ID:
- 1936.010.05
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Fire bucket. Owned by Richard Bradley (1790-1869), Concord, NH; c. 1815. Leather and iron. Barrel-shaped fire bucket of sewn construction. Rolled leather handle fastened at ends to iron rings which are in turn secured by fabric loops wired to the inner surface of bucket's rolled rim. Outer surface painted green. Painted inscription on face: "R. Bradley / Concord". Yellow lettering in two curved panels having black backgrounds and yellow borders. The upper and lower panels each curve inward toward center of the design and have decorative scrolled projections at their ends. Handle has two cracks in leather, revealing rope interior. Loops by which handle is attached are replacements. One of a pair, the other numbered 1938.008.51.
- Material:
- Leather
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-19.3 W-7.3 D-7.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been used in the Bradley House, Concord, NH. Donor's mother was Susan A. Bradley, whose family had been in Concord since early in the 18th century.
Note similarity of painted design to that on other fire buckets with Concord histories. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Bradley, Richard (1790-1869)
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