Bucket, Fire
- Object Name:
- Bucket, Fire
- Object ID:
- 1991.037.04
- Creator:
- Fenno, John (1732-1812)
Leatherworker - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Fire bucket. Owned by Abel Hutchins (1763-1853), Concord, NH. Made by John Fenno (1732-1812), Boston, MA; c. 1800. Leather and iron. Cylindrical body, sides generally straight, tapering upward but with several significant distortions in leather surface throughout. Body color dark green. Rim deep oxide red. Painted in black lettering on a gold banner: "Hutchins." Red scrollwork above and below banner. Eight-petaled flower center top. Handle dark brown leather with iron rings and leather lugs. Attached with folded over and sewn tab. Leather surface fairly smooth. Stamped marks in leather in either seam on back: "IFENNO" in block letters in rectangular stamp.
- Material:
- Iron
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-12.2 W-8.3 D-8.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Robert H. Schutz, Jr. was the great-great- grandson of Abel and Elizabeth (Partridge) Hutchins.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr.
- Subjects:
- Fire fighting equipment
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