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Bucket, Fire

Object Name:
Bucket, Fire
Object ID:
1992.065.01
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1799
Description:
Fire bucket. Owned by Philip Carrigain, Concord, NH. Leather and iron. Tapering cylindrical body with bulges left side of rear. Body red/orange with blue/green band around top below rim and just above base. Black rim. "P. CARRIGAIN. / 1799 / Concord N.H." in gold letters within a gold shield. Rim and handle painted black. Reddish paint on inside. Black leather handle. Interior rope texture visible. Attached to rings and leather lugs. Handle is folded over and sewn tag around rim.
Material:
Leather
Iron
Dimensions:
H-19.2 W-8.3 D-7.5 Dia-5.75 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Dudley W. Orr
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